Being and Doing – 7 September – Simplicity
With each returning morning,
I cast old things away;
Life’s journey lies before me.
My prayer is for to-day.
Author: Andrew The Dotty Rev
A vicar from Suffolk who writes things down to stop him endlessly talking about them
Being and Doing – 6 September – God’s Leading
WE mustn’t be in a hurry to fix and choose our own lot, we must wait to be guided.
Being and Doing – 5 September – His Will our Peace
THE little worries which we meet each day
May lie as stumbling blocks across our way,
Or we may make them stepping-stones to be
Of grace, O Lord, to Thee.
Being and Doing – 4 September – Drudgery Divine
…that which God doth touch and own
Cannot for less be told.
Being and Doing – 3 September – A More Efficient Way
I ASK thee for a thoughtful love,
Through constant watching wise,
To meet the glad with joyful smiles,
And wipe the weeping eyes,
A heart at leisure from itself,
To soothe and sympathise.
Being and Doing – 2 September – Faithful in Little
WHOSO neglects a thing which he suspects he ought to do, because it seems to him too small a thing, is deceiving himself;
Being and Doing – 1 September – Our Father’s Business
WE are too fond of our own will. We want to be doing what we fancy mighty things; but the great point is, to do small things, when called to them, in a right spirit.
Being and Doing – 31 August – Home Duties
All worldly joys go less
To the one joy of doing kindnesses.
Being and Doing – 30 August – Teaching
HE IS the best teacher of others who is best taught himself:
Being and Doing – 29 August – Training of Children
‘It is difficult enough to keep the Ten Commandments,’ he would say, ‘without making an eleventh in every direction.’
