April 26
Daily Cheer for All the YearThe Lord heareth your murmurings, which ye murmur against Him.—Ex. xvi, 8.
It never pays to fret or growl When fortune seems our foe; The better bred will push ahead And strike the braver blow.
For luck is work, and those who shirk Should not lament their doom; But yield the play, and clear the way, That better men have room.
It never pays! A blunt refrain, Well worthy of a song, For age and youth must learn the truth That nothing pays that's wrong.
The good and pure alone are sure To bring prolonged success! While what is right in Heaven's sight Is always sure to bless.
ANONYMOUS.
Not to murmur and complain at the mysteries of God's providence, but the more diligently to perform known duties, is the will of God concerning us. We may the more reasonably expect Him to clear up mysteries when He sees us careful, whatsoever He saith unto us, to do.
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