July 14

The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.—LAM. iii, 25, 26.

In the bitter waves of woe, Beaten and tossed about By the sullen winds that blow From the desolate shores of doubt, Where the anchors that faith has cast Are dragging in the gale, I am quietly holding fast To the things that cannot fail.

I know that right is right; That it is not good to lie; That love is better than spite, And a neighbor than a spy; I know that passion needs The leash of a sober mind: I know that generous deeds Some sure reward will find.

And fierce though the fiends may fight, And long though the angels hide, I know that truth and right Have the universe on their side; And that somewhere beyond the stars Is a love that is better than fate, When the night unlocks her bars I shall see Him—and I will wait.

WASHINGTON GLADDEN.

It is one excellent effect of grace that it doth enable the soul to wait on God for things that are most difficult to be brought to passe. Corruption teacheth the heart to wrangle with God, but grace teacheth the heart to waite on God. Sense only mindes things present, but faith mindes things that are a great way off. It is as willing to wait on God for a future good as it is to receive a present good.

RALPH ROBINSON.