July 15

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; for Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.--Ps. ix, 9. 10.

They who on the Lord rely, Safely dwell though danger's nigh; Lo! His sheltering wings are spread O'er each faithful servant's head. When they wake, or when they sleep, Angel guards their vigils keep; Death and danger may be near, Faith and love have naught to fear.

HARRIET AUBER.

He who never connects God with his daily life knows nothing of the spiritual meanings and uses of life; nothing of the calm, strong patience with which ills may be endured; of the gentle, tender comfort which the Father's love can minister: of the blessed rest to be realized in His forgiving love, His tender Fatherhood; of the deep, peaceful sense of the Infinite One ever near, a refuge and a strength.

F. W. FARRAR.

God is Himself the highest object to which the soul in all its powers can be directed. None ever trusted in Him without increasing in spiritual strength; none ever trusted in Him without discovering more and more of the plans of His providence, and of the depth of His unsearchable wisdom; none ever trusted in Him without tasting largely of His bounty. To trust in God, in its more advanced state, is to have the image of His perfection ever before us, to live in His continual presence, encircled, as it were, by the visible forms of His majesty and goodness.

THOMAS BOWDLER.