Precept & Practice – JANUARY 11 – Unity of Purpose
Taste everything a little, look at everything a little; but live for one thing.
Taste everything a little, look at everything a little; but live for one thing.
A man conscious of God could not be conscious of self or fret to draw notice to his words and acts.
The essence of the whole situation was to have in one’s heart the romance of pilgrimage, to expect experience, both sweet and bitter, to desire the goal rather than the prize;
Precept & Practice – JANUARY 8 – Consecration Whole-hearted consecration was ever to be the path to exceptional service. The stipulation includes all that we have previously spoken of as required. There are no gifts that we possess, emotional, intellectual, practical, which are not comprehended by it. There is no department of life into which the demand does not enter. The… Continue reading Precept & Practice – JANUARY 8 – Consecration
Is there anything more contemptible than the self-indulgent life of the rich to-day who stand by and see the perishing of the poor?
To live for common ends is to be common—
The highest faith makes still the highest man ;
For we grow like the things our souls believe,
And rise or sink, as we aim, high or low.
There is no knowing whither God might call us, if we would only keep our minds, by His help, free and true to hear His bidding when it comes.
Man’s heart is like a millstone, for ever swiftly at work, grinding its grist of thought and feeling and purpose. And, like a millstone, the heart will grind itself if it has nothing else to grind.
Thro’ this new year I pray Thee give to me
A heart of joy that can sing songs to Thee
The goal of yesterday will be the starting point of tomorrow.