Much  had  been  forgiven  her,  and  therefore  she  loved  and
still  loves  much.  How  happy  was  she  then,  so  gloriously
saved !  But,  alas !  her  sun  declined,  and  the  day  of  her
peace,  according  to  all  appearance,  was  never  likely  to  dawn
again.  What  she,  when  sobered  down  from  worldly  intoxi-
cation, once  desired,  with  passionate  impatience,  whether
men  call  it  truth  or  assurance, — that  God  would  restore  her
to  favour,  confer  power  to  overcome  Satan  and  the  world,
and  the  hope  of  eternal  life, — all  these,  and  much  more
besides,  Mary  Magdalene  had  found  in  Jesus  her  Prince  of
Peace.  Through  His  instrumentality,  she  saw  her  past
merged  in  the  sea  of  oblivion ;  the  blissful  rays  of  His  grace
and  love  to  sinners  brightened  up  her  present  and  her  future.
