When my grandson, Owen, was in pre-school, the teacher had each child write something that illustrated the principle of 'personification:' Below is Owen's short illustration:

 Perhaps the steps of the Roman Senate?

 THE FAMILY ALTAR

July 3.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten 

Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have

everlasting life". John 3:16.

NOTE: Not 'one and only son,' but only Begotten Son - we, too are sons and daughters through the adoption)

The devil knows no greater trick than to make sinners believe

that God hates them, when, in fact, God loves them. For what

is this world that God loves so marvelously that He gives His

Son to die for it in order to save it? It is a world of sinners.

Yet all the iniquity, the idolatry, the ingratitude, and the enmity

of which the world was and is guilty could not kill God's love

for it. The wicked world could and did kill God's only Son, but

it could not and did not kill God's saving love. Whosoever

(0 blessed whosoever!) learns to believe in that burning love of

God for sinners and makes the crucified Savior his Savior by faith,

shall not perish, no matter how vile he may be, but he shall escape

death and have everlasting life. A young soldier was shot on the

battle-field, and a comrade dragged him aside to die. He shut

his eyes, and all his past life flashed before him. In the gaiety

of life he had forgotten his God and Savior. Now his many sins,

like so many weights, seemed to sink him deeper and deeper into

everlasting perdition. Then the only legacy which his pious mother

had left him came to his mind. It was this thrilling Bible-verse

of God's love which his mother had taught him at her knee. He

caught at it as at a saving rope let down from heaven. "Lord,

I believe," he cried ; "save me for Jesus' sake or I perish !" That

was his dying prayer, a prayer never uttered by a penitent soul

in vain. We — you and I — are sinners whom God loves so mar-

velously in His dear Son. Do we believe and rejoice in that saving

love? If so, our hearts must fill with burning gratitude, and we

cannot do otherwise — we will daily give ourselves anew to God

a living sacrifice. "Love so amazing, so divine, Demands our soul,

our life, our all."