February 2
Daily Cheer for All the YearFollow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.—HEB. xii, 14.
They whose hearts are whole and strong, Loving holiness,
Living clean from soil of wrong, Wearing truth's white dress,—
They unto no far-off height Wearily need climb;
Heaven to them is close in sight From these shores of time.
LUCY LARCOM.
He simply places Himself by our side, and shows us a perfect life, God's life on earth in man; and He says: "You are to be saints and heroes, every one of you, in the only true sense, just where you are. That is the reason why I have come to you where you are." He uses no compulsion, no violence. He does not put His power in the place of your liberty. Whoever lives the heroic or saintly life will do it of his own choice, his free will. There is no manhood, womanhood, character otherwise.
BISHOP HUNTINGTON.
The old rule for a saintly life was—(I) praying; (II) laboring; (III) striving after holiness; (IV) practicing patience. . . . One great characteristic of holiness is never to be exacting—never to complain.
Gold Dust.