If we are sour, peevish, easily provoked, surly, resentful, jealous, envious, bad-tempered in anyway, what sort of impression of Christ do we give to those who know nothing of him save what they learn from our lives? Surely if we love Christ truly we will not allow ourselves to continue to do him dishonour by living a life so unworthy of his dear name. Whatever we may do for Christ, in gifts to his cause or work in his service, if we fail to live out his life of sweet patience and forbearance, we fail of an essential part of our duty as Christians.