July 13
Companions of the Way (Evening)They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way, they found no city to dwell in.
IF I lay waste, and wither up with doubt The blessed fields of Heaven where once my faith Possessed itself serenely safe from death;
If I deny the things past finding out; Or if I orphan my own soul of One That seemed a Father, and make void the place Within me where He dwelt in power and grace, What do I gain by that I have undone?
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS
THE SECRET