Living thoughts . Christian Effort. 191 With quick adjustment, provident control,The lines, too subtly twisted to unroll,Out to a perfect thread. I hence appealTo the dear Christian church, that we may doOur Fathers business, in these temples murk,Thus swift and steadfast, thus intent and strong ;While, thus, apart from toil, our souls pursueSome high, calm, spheric tune, and prove our workThe better for the sweetness of our song. Mrs. E. B. Browning. THE SOURCE OF STRENGTH. I can do all things through Christ, which strengthened me. —Phil. iv. (193) THE SOURCE OF STRENGTH. E may be very w
Living thoughts . Christian Effort. 191 With quick adjustment, provident control,The lines, too subtly twisted to unroll,Out to a perfect thread. I hence appealTo the dear Christian church, that we may doOur Fathers business, in these temples murk,Thus swift and steadfast, thus intent and strong ;While, thus, apart from toil, our souls pursueSome high, calm, spheric tune, and prove our workThe better for the sweetness of our song. Mrs. E. B. Browning. THE SOURCE OF STRENGTH. I can do all things through Christ, which strengthened me. —Phil. iv. (193) THE SOURCE OF STRENGTH. E may be very weak, our talents very V ? few, our opportunities seemingly stillfewer; but our success does not depend uponour own force, or genius, or influence. It isGods blessing that gives the increase. With-out it, the mighty demonstrations of Paul andthe burning eloquence of Apollos would havebeen in vain. With it, the simplest child inthe school of Christ can overturn citadels oferror, and build up the waste places of manygenerations. Compared with each other, somemen may appear great, and the rest small;but, compared with God, as He looks downfrom the height that knows no measure, and
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