June 19
The substance of things hoped for
Companions of the Way (Morning)WHAT, after all, is this "faith" which above all things we who have even a grain of it must desire to hold forth to others? "This is the victory which overcometh the world, even our faith." It is a power, not a mere belief; and power can be shown only in action, only in overcoming resistance. Power that shall lift us one by one above temptations, above cares, above selfishness; power that shall make all things new, and subdue all things unto itself; power by which loss is transmuted into gain, tribulation into rejoicing, death itself into the gate of everlasting life;—is not this the true meaning of faith?
CAROLINE EMELIA STEPHEN
FAITH