He pointed to the high mountains, and said: "What frightens you, My children?
When the races of men are becoming satiated and stupid, such wildness will refresh them." Simon and John nodded in agreement, but the others, as often was the case, did not understand what He--who spoke for all time--said.
They wrapped themselves more closely in their cloaks, climbed up to where there was no path, and still went on their way.

The Master walked in front and they followed Him through briars, and over stones; it never came into their heads that He could miss the way.

At length, amid the bare rocks standing high above the cedar tops, they had to rest again.

Some of them, especially the young John, were almost exhausted.

Matthew dipped into his sack and drew forth a small crust of bread, showed it to his companions, and said softly, so that the Master, who was sitting on a stone higher up, might not hear: "That is all; if we do not soon light upon some human dwelling we must perish." Then Simon said: "I rely on Him Who has so often fed His people in the desert." "Words won't cure our hunger to-day," remarked Andrew, and was frightened at his own temerity.