June 26, 2026
— Edith Eberle (biographer) · Source: Edith Eberle, Macklin of Nanking (St. Louis: The Bethany Press, 1936), pp. 127–129
Isaiah 55:2 Why do you spend money on food you cannot eat? Why do you spend your hard-earned money on things that cannot satisfy you? Listen carefully to me, and you will eat good food and enjoy plenty of delicious food.
The burdens of life and the pressures of making a living often lead people to seek fleeting numbness and comfort in their weariness. Whether it's material dependence or the fleeting nature of worldly success or failure, as the prophet said, they are all substitutes that "cannot satisfy." The thirst of the heart is essentially a spiritual cry. Dr. Macklin not only healed the body but also valued the liberation of the soul through truth. I should examine myself: have I been filling my heart, which only God can fill, with worldly toil? I should let go of those empty graspings, return to the source of life, yearn for Him, and find true rest and spiritual fulfillment in His way.
Loving Heavenly Father, when life's pressures weigh me down and the road ahead seems hopeless, I ask that You protect my heart from the numbing effects of worldly concerns and empty comforts. I know that You alone are the water of life and the bread that satisfies. I ask that You send the Holy Spirit to awaken my weary and thirsty soul, and wipe away the anxiety brought on by the pressures of making a living. Lord, heal the weaknesses of my body, and break all the invisible bonds binding my heart with Your truth. I ask that You fill my life with true freedom and joy, so that I may enjoy true abundance and eternal peace in Your love. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.