July 14 Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.—Romans 12:2. Father, let our faithful mind Rest, on Thee alone inclined; Every anxious thought repress, Keep our souls in perfect peace. C. WESLEY. Retirement from anxieties of every kind; entering into noRead More …

July 13 And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought.—Isaiah 58:11. Wherever He may guide me, No want shall turn me back; My Shepherd is beside me, And nothing can I lack. His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim,— He knows the wayRead More …

July 12 Be strong, and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid…for the Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.—Deuteronomy 31:6. The timid it concerns to ask their way, And fear what foe in caves andRead More …

July 11 When He giveth quietness, who then can make trouble?—Job 34:29. None of these things move me.—Acts 20:24. I’ve many a cross to take up now, And many left behind; But present troubles move me not, Nor shake my quiet mind. And what may be to-morrow’s cross I neverRead More …

July 10 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth forever: forsake not the—works of Thine own hands.—Psalm 138:8. As God leads me, will I go,— Nor choose my way; Let Him choose the joy or woe Of every day: They cannot hurt my soul,Read More …

July 9 Love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.—1 John 4:7. Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel (or “complaint”) against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.—Colossians 3:13. Oh, might weRead More …

July 8 Be ye kind one to another.—Ephesians 4:32. She doeth little kindnesses Which most leave undone or despise; For nought which sets one heart at ease, And giveth happiness or peace, Is low-esteemed in her eyes. J. R. LOWELL. What was the secret of such a one’s power? WhatRead More …

July 7 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?—Psalm 27:1. Thou hidden Source of calm repose, Thou all-sufficient Love divine, My Help and Refuge from my foes, Secure I am whileRead More …

July 6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee.—Isaiah 52:6. O keep my soul, and deliver me: for I put my trust in Thee.—Psalm 25:20. I do not ask my cross to understand, My way to see; Better in darknessRead More …

July 5 He stayeth His rough wind in the day of the east wind.—Isaiah 27:8. A bruised reed shall He not break.—Isaiah 42:3. All my life I still have found, And I will forget it never; Every sorrow hath its bound, And no cross endures forever. All things else haveRead More …