December 22

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thy heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.— Ps. xxvii, 14.

God's plans, like lilies pure and white, unfold;

We must not tear the close-shut leaves apart,

Time will reveal the stamens of pure gold.

P.

You want to be true, and you are trying to be. Learn two things—never to be discouraged because good things get on slowly here, and never fail daily to do that good which lies next your hand. Do not be in a hurry, but be diligent. Enter into that sublime patience of the Lord.

GEORGE MACDONALD.

Keep close to duty. Never mind the future, if only you have peace of conscience; if you feel yourself reconciled, and in harmony with the order of things. Be what you ought to be; the rest is God's affair. It is for Him to know what is best.

HENRI FRÉDÉRIC AMIEL.

Let us stand by our duty, fearlessly and effectively.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.