February 26

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.—Col. iii, 13.

Echo not an angry word,

Let it pass!

Think how often you have erred,

Let it pass!

Since our joys must pass away

Like the dewdrops on the spray,

Wherefore should our sorrow stay?

Let it pass!

If for good you suffer ill,

Let it pass!

O be kind and gentle still,

Let it pass!

Time at last makes all things straight;

Let us not resent but wait,

And our triumph shall be great:

Let it pass!

ANONYMOUS.

No one thing does human life more need than a kind consideration of men's faults. Every one sins; every one needs forbearance. Their own imperfec- tions should teach men to be merciful. God is merci- ful because He is perfect. As men grow toward the Divine, they become gentle, forgiving, compassion- ate. The absence of a merciful spirit is evidence of the want of true holiness. A soul that has really entered into the life of Christ carries in itself a store of nourishment, and a cordial for helpless souls around it. HENRY WARD BEECHER.