The episode is a solo devotional reading by Charles Spurgeon, focused on a single Bible verse from Psalm 22. Spurgeon begins by quoting Psalm 22:14, 'My heart has become like wax, it is melted within me.' He immediately connects this to the experience of Jesus Christ, describing our Lord's terrible abasement of soul. Spurgeon argues that a depressed spirit is the gravest of all trials, worse than any physical suffering. He notes that in such suffering, the Savior could have cried out to God not to be absent. Spurgeon then shifts to a theological exposition, presenting Jesus as the faithful high priest who can be moved by our weaknesses. He specifically addresses those who experience sorrow from a lack of sense of God the Father's presence, urging them to seek closer communion with Jesus. The devotional acknowledges that the soul can sometimes hunger and thirst to behold the light of Jesus's face. In such times, Spurgeon advises believers to comfort themselves with the sweet sympathy of our great high priest. He uses the metaphor of our drops of suffering being forgotten in the ocean of His sorrow. Spurgeon then breaks into a poetic prayer, addressing the deep and vigorous love of Jesus like the ocean at spring tide, asking it to come and remove his sins. He prays for his soul to be lifted from earthly cares and cast immediately at his Lord's feet. The episode concludes with Spurgeon describing himself as a broken shell, without virtue and completely unworthy, washed by Christ's love, daring only to whisper to Him. He states that if Jesus puts His ear near, He will hear from the depths of his heart faint echoes from the immense waves of His own love, which bought him, and there at His feet he delights to remain forever. The format is a structured meditation moving from scripture to Christological application to personal devotion and prayer.
