Daily Devotionals
"Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of Thy law." -- 94:12 "Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it." -- 10:19.Hold in thy murmurs, heaven arraigning!The patient see God’s loving face; Who bear their burdens uncomplaining, ’Tis they that win the Father’s grace.ANON.Do not run to this and that for comfort when you are in trouble, but bear it. Be uncomfortably quiet-- be uneasily silent-- be patiently unhappy.J.P. GREAVES.Hard words "will" vex, unkindness "will" pierce; neglect "will" wound; threatened evils "will" make the soul quiver; sharp pain or weariness "will" rack the body, or make it restless. But what says the Psalmist?"When my heart is vexed, I will complain." To whom? Not "of" God, but "to_God.E.B. PUSEY.Surely, I have thought, I do not want to have a grief which would not be a grief. I feel that I shall be able to take up my cross in a religious spirit soon, and then it will be all right.JAMES HINTON.
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