"I don't care," said Matilda. "See, girls;—'thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.'"
"And is that what it means in the next verse?" said Mary Edwards. "But I don't understand that. 'Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.' Do they eat bread there? I thought they didn't."
"It is like what we read a little way back," said Matilda, flirting over one or two leaves, "yes, here in the 12th chapter—'Blessed are those servants whom the Lord when He cometh shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that He shall gird Himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.'"
"That means Jesus," said Mary Edwards. "He will make them to sit down to meat!—and will serve them. What does it mean, I wonder?"
"It means, that Jesus will give them good things," said Ailie.
"I guess they will be blessed, then, that eat when He feeds them," said the other little girl. "I would like to be there."
"There is a verse or two that my Bible turns to," said Matilda. "In the Revelation. 'And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.' Oh, don't you like to read in the Revelation? But we are all called; aren't we?"
"And here, in our chapter," said Mary, "it goes on to tell of the people who were called and wouldn't come. So I suppose everybody is called; and some won't come."
"Some don't get the invitation," said Matilda, looking up.
"A good many don't, I guess," said Ailie. "Who do you think gets it in Lilac Lane?"