vER. 37, 38. ST. LUKE. 695 andin silence,but in day-timeto be doing good to men ; andto gatherindeed at night,but in the day distribute what we have gathered.As it is added, And at night He went out and abodein the mount thatiscalledOlivet. Not thatHe had need of prayer,but He did thisforour example. CYRIL.But becauseHis speechwas with power,and with authorityHe appliedto spiritualworshipthe thingswhich hadbeen deliveredin figuresby Moses and the Prophets, thepeopleheard Him gladly.As itfollows.And thewhole peoplemade hasteto come earlyto hearHim in thetemple. Butthe peoplewho came to Him beforelightmight with fitnesssay,0 God my God,earlydo I waitupon Thee. BEDE. Now mystically,we alsowhen amid our prosperity we behaveourselvessoberly,piously,and honestly,teachby day-timein the temple,forwe hold up to the faithfulthe modelof a good work; but at nightwe abideon mount Olivet,when in the darknessof anguishwe are refreshed withspiritualconsolation; and to us alsothe peoplecome earlyin the morning,when eitherhaving shaken offthe worksofdarkness,or scatteredallthecloudsofsorrow,they followourexample.