Weep thou, O mourner! but in lamentation
Let thy Redeemer still remembered be;
Strong is his arm, the God of thy salvation,
Strong is his love to cheer and comfort thee.

Twenty-Eighth Day.

"SEARCH me, O God, and try me, and see if there be any wicked way in me."

It is the folly and ruin of most people to live at a venture, and take part in every thing that comes in their way, seldom considering what they are about to say or do. If we would have our resolutions take effect, we must take heed unto our ways, and set a watch before the door of our lips, and examine the motions that arise in our hearts, and cause them to tell us whence they come and whither they go. The sense and remembrance of the Divine presence is the most ready and effectual

means both to discover what is

to restrain us from it.

wrong

and

I need thy presence every passing hour:

What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who like thyself my guide and stay can be?
On to the close, O Lord, abide with me

Twenty-Ninth Day.

"THE Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him."

So live with man as considering always that God sees thee. Do nothing which thou wouldst not have God see done. Desire nothing which may either wrong thy profession to ask, or God's honor to grant.

God shall bless thy going out,
Shall bless thy coming in;
Kindly compass thee about,
And guard from every sin.

Lean upon thy Father's breast;
He thy quiet spirit keeps ;
Rest in him, securely rest,
Thy Guardian never sleeps.

Thirtieth Day.

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened."

If there be nothing celestial without us, it is only because all is earthly within; if no divine colors shine upon our lot, it is because the holy light has faded from our souls; if our Father seems distant, it is because we have taken our portion of goods, and travelled into a far country, to

set up for ourselves, that we may foolishly enjoy, rather than reverently serve.

Not what we wish, but what we want,

Thy mercy still supply;

The good unasked, O Father, grant,
The ill, though asked, deny.

Thirty-First Day.

"WHOм have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee."

An afflicted lot is painful, but when it is well managed it is very fruitful; it exercises the graces of the spirit in a Christian which would otherwise be dormant. But there is never an act of resignation to the will of God under the cross, nor an act of trusting in him for his help, but they will be recorded in Heaven's register as good works.

Then triumph, if thy soul feels firm
In faith, and leans on God;
If woe bids flourish love's warm germ,
And thou canst kiss the rod ;
Then triumph, man; for this alone
Is cause for an exulting tone.