Which of us has not felt a sin that we have gone on carelessly yielding to when only our own character was at stake, become impossible to us when we were made to realise that it involved injury to another
Whether each day of your life shall give happiness or suffering rests with yourself.
NO human being can come into this world without increasing or diminishing the sum total of human happiness
To cultivate kindness is a great part of the business of life.
it remains tempting to give in to worry. Worry about food and drink, worry about shelter and comfort for our loved ones, worry about why we worry so much!
A man may pass good muster as a philanthropist who makes but a poor master to his servants, or father to his children.
when Jesus says to the women at the empty tomb, ‘Do not be afraid; go and tell’ He speaks to us as well. We are the ones who must learn to conquer our fears, in whatever form they come to us, and ‘go and tell’ our brothers and sisters and others about the Good News of God’s love for them.
It is all very well to cheerlead others to get on and ‘do something’ but it feels very different when we are the ones who are supposed to stand up and be counted.
every meeting, every parting, every chance greeting, and every appointed encounter, are occasions open to us for which we are to account
THE doors of your soul are open on others, and theirs on you…
