A QUOTE, A TEXT AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
A QUOTE
Let all our employment be to know GOD; the more one knows Him, the more one desires to know Him. And as knowledge is commonly the measure of love, the deeper and more extensive our knowledge shall be, the greater will be our love; and if our love of GOD were great, we should love Him equally in pains and pleasures.
… Brother Lawrence (c.1605-1691), The Practice of the Presence of God, New York, Revell, 1895, p. 44
A TEXT
In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Proverbs 16:9
Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
John 1:12-13
AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
Almighty and everlasting God, Mercifully look upon our infirmities, and in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth thy right hand to help and defend us; through Jesus Christ our Lord.