June 4 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.—1 Corinthians 15:58. Say not, ‘Twas all in vain, The anguish and the darkness and the strife; Love thrownRead More …

June 3 The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in Him.—Psalm 45:10. Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.—Proverbs 16:20. The heart that trusts forever sings, And feels as light as it had wings, A well of peace within it springs,— Come good or ill,Read More …

June 2 We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.—2 Corinthians 3:18. Then every tempting form of sin, Shamed in Thy presence, disappears, And allRead More …

June 1 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in His temple.—Psalm 27:4. Thy beauty, O my Father!Read More …

May 31 Let all those that put their trust in Thee rejoice:…let them also that love Thy name be joyful in Thee.—Psalm 5:11. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.—Psalm 23:2. I can hear these violets chorus To the sky’s benediction above; And we all are together lyingRead More …

May 30 And thus this man died, leaving his death for an example of a noble courage, and a memorial of virtue, not only unto young men, but unto all his nation.—2 Maccabees 6:31. Zebulon and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the highRead More …

May 29 Be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.—Hebrews 6:12. Where now with pain thou treadest, trod The whitest of the saints of God! To show thee where their feet were set, The light which led them shineth yet. J. G. WHITTIER.Read More …

May 28 Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness.—Colossians 1:11. God doth not need Either man’s works or His own gifts; who best Bear His mild yoke, they serve Him best; His state Is kingly; thousands at His bidding speed, AndRead More …

May 27 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much.—Luke 16:10. The Lord preserveth the faithful.—Psalm 31:23 The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask; Room to deny ourselves; a road To bring us, daily, nearer God. J. KEBLE.Read More …

May 26 The Lord beareth your murmurings, which ye murmur against Him.—Exodus 16:8. Without murmur, uncomplaining In His hand, Leave whatever things thou canst not Understand. K. R. HAGENBACH. One great characteristic of holiness is never to be exacting—never to complain. Each complaint drags us down a degree, in ourRead More …