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Salient Thought for the Day.

Without steadiness, nothing can be accomplished in the spiritual life.

Lines to Memorize.

Companion of my life,

Before I found Thee I was an aimless wanderer,

Roaming alone like a wanton child.

Thy divine beauty hath tamed my restless mind.

Lesson.

Everyone wants to be free from unhappiness, weakness and fear. But how can we, when we cling so tenaciously to the ephemeral? So long as we hold to changing things and go up and down with them, we can never find what we are seeking. Although we may have tremendous zeal for happiness and higher ideals, we miss our end.

Prayer.

All-loving Spirit draw my heart away from the fleeting objects of sense,

And fasten it to Thy abiding Reality.

Awaken in me spiritual yearning,

That through it I may perceive Thee in all things.

May I never yield to weakness

Or fail in my loyalty to Thee, who art the Source of my life and my strength.