May 16

Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.—Psalms 4:6.

ABOVE all things do I desire the favor of God, and that I may live in the light of his countenance? Do I pray that I may be one with him, so that his perfect peace shall keep me continually? Do I endeavor so to live as to honor him? Is it my chief desire, and earnest prayer, that my soul may be filled with his divine light, and that I may know, in my own experience, what it is to enjoy constantly the light of his favor, and the indwelling of his Holy Spirit?

Lord, let there be light, and I shall see light. I shall see the way and not wander: the truth, and shun error: life, and escape death.—QUARLES.

There are no joys like those which the gospel imparts; none so solid, so exquisite, so heartrefining, so enduring. The false pleasures of the world, its bewildering excitements, its intoxicating gayeties, its lying vanities—all are but a cheat upon the senses, that leaves their deluded votaries in deeper gloom. It belongs to the glorious gospel alone to afford substantial and enduring joy.—BROCK.

Great God! thou art the flowing spring of light;

Enrich mine eyes with thy refulgent ray: Thou art my guide, direct my steps aright;

I have no other light, no other way. I'll trust my God, and him alone pursue: His law shall be my path; his heavenly light my clue.

—QUARLES.