Being and Doing – 8 December – Pressing Forward

THE most cowardly of all temptations is that of discouragement.   When the enemy has made us lose courage for making progress in goodness, he has easy work with us, and soon pushes us towards the precipice of evil.  

Have patience with everybody, but especially with yourself.   Do not trouble yourself about your imperfections, but always have the courage to rise out of them.   It is right that you should begin again every day.   There is no better way to finish the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again, and never to think you have done enough.

S. FRANCIS DE SALES

NEVER let mistakes or wrong directions, of which every man, in his studies and elsewhere falls into many, discourage you.   There is precious instruction to be got by finding we were wrong.   Let a man try faithfully, manfully to be right;  he will grow daily more and more right.

CARLYLE

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These quotes are from ‘Being and Doing’ A selection of helpful thoughts from various authors arranged for daily reading.

Collected by Constance M Whishaw and first published in 1908 for members of the Being and Doing Guild whose object is to do all they can for the relief of suffering and misery.

Most of the writers are 19th Century Christians from Britain and Europe who were committed to living their faith through deeds as well as words – Being AND Doing.

For many years these words have kept me company and encouraged me on the journey of faith.  I hope they will encourage others also.