October 29
Companions of the Way (Morning)My goodness extendeth not to Thee, but to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
OUR calling is, as branches of the living Vine, to let the working of that Voice, Light, Spirit, and Grace of Christ be shown forth in our own lives; and, as power may be given us, to bear witness of it also in words. . . .
If, therefore, we have so unassailable a stronghold, so deep and immovable a foundation, let us never cease to look up steadfastly into heaven, if so be we may "see the heavens opened"; that we may receive into our hearts, and reflect with ever-increasing fulness in our lives the rays of the Sun of Righteousness. The vision may indeed be intercepted again and again by the driving clouds; our sight may fail or falter; but the glory itself is unchangeable, and it is in reflecting that glory alone that any face can be, to those that stand by, "as the face of an angel"—of a Divinely appointed messenger of glad tidings.
CAROLINE EMELIA STEPHEN
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