December 21

In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.—PROV. iii, 6.

If Christ should leave me where I am, Here I will stay.

If He would have me as I am I say not nay.

If He should bid me forward go Obey I must;

Although to me the way be dark Him I can trust.

And if He grant me active work, I would be glad;

But though He bid me waiting be, I'll not be sad.

And should He give me health and strength, They are His own;

And though a life of pain be mine, I'm not alone;

For though the fires around me burn, My God is near;

And with Him ever by my side, I've naught to fear.

And if a life of constant pain Be His decree,

I'll work for Jesus where I am, And cheerful be.

And so, whatever may befall This mortal frame,

I'll trust forevermore Jehovah's name;

And resting in the Master's arms, I cannot fall,

For Jesus Christ, our King, Is Lord of all.

We only lose our way when we choose our own aim. Whoever seeks God's will alone finds it everywhere, whithersoever God's providence leads him; and so he never goes astray. True resignation, having no selfish path, and no aim at self-pleasing, goes always straight on as God pleases.

FÉNELON.