June 28

"The Lord preserveth the simple." -- :6.Thy home is with the humble, Lord!The simple are Thy rest; Thy lodging is in childlike hearts; Thou makest there Thy nest.F. W. FABER.This deliverance of the soul from all useless and selfish and unquiet cares, brings to it an unspeakable peace and freedom; this is true simplicity. This state of entire resignation and perpetual acquiescence produces true liberty; and this liberty brings perfect simplicity. The soul which knows no self-seeking, no interested ends, is thoroughly candid; it goes straight forward without hindrance; its path opens daily more and more to "perfect day," in proportion as its self-renunciation and its self-forgetfulness increase; and its peace, amid whatever troubles beset it, will be as boundless as the depths of the sea.FRANCOIS DE LA MOTHE FENELON.