—­John Howard Payne.

    For thou shalt forget thy misery;
    Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away.

    —­Job 11. 16.

Lord God, my soul fills with gratitude for the blessings which I have received and enjoyed.  Help me to conform to thy will concerning my duties.  May I not try to resist thy providence.  I pray that thou wilt bless my daily life, and make my home a place to dispense kindness and cheerfulness.  Amen.

JUNE TENTH

Sir Edwin Arnold born 1832.

Henry M. Stanley born 1840.

Edward Everett Hale died 1809.

Robert Schumann born 1810.

    What have you done with your soul, my friend? 
    Where is the ray you were wont to send,
    Glancing bright through the outer night,
      Touching with hope what was dark before,
      Glimmering on to the further shore?

    —­Arthur C. Benson.

    God suffers the light to know eclipse,
    Dashes the cup from the eager lips;
    You perchance would have drunk too deep.

    —­Arthur C. Benson.

    Lift where you stand.

    —­Edward Everett Hale.

    A friend is the first person who comes in when the whole world has
    gone out.

    —­Unknown.

    Who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to
    comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort
    wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

    —­2 Corinthians 1.4.

Almighty God, help me to correct my mistakes, and to be more careful of what I take in my life.  May I always stretch out a hand of love to inspire others with confidence to care more for themselves and more for thee.  Amen.

JUNE ELEVENTH

Roger Bacon died 1292.

George Wither born 1588.

John Constable born 1776.

    Exceeding gifts from God are not blessings, they are duties.  They do
    not always increase a man’s happiness; they always increase his
    responsibilities.

    —­Charles Kingsley.

    Make a rule and pray for help to keep it.  Once a day spare room for
    a thought that will pursue a strong purpose.  Help in some way the
    progress of a weary soul who cannot repay you.

    —­M.  B. S.

    There is no true potency, remember, but that of help; nor true
    ambition, but ambition to save.

    —­John Ruskin.

    And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the
    afflicted soul:  then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine
    obscurity be as the noon day.

    —­Isaiah 58. 10.

Heavenly Father, when I think of how little I have given away my heart burns with shame, as I recall what thou hast given to me.  May I from this day be more thoughtful of thy tender compassion by being less selfish with what I have.  Amen.