The lives which seem so poor, so low,
The hearts which are so cramped and dull,
The baffled hopes, the impulse slow,
Thou takest, touchest all, and lo!
They blossom to the beautiful.
--Susan Coolidge
A root set in the finest soil, in the best climate, and blessed with all that sun and air and rain can do for it, is not in so sure a way of its growth to perfection, as every man may be, whose spirit aspires after all that which God is ready and infinitely desirous to give him. For the sun meets not the springing bud that stretches towards him with half that certainty, as God, the source of all good, communicates Himself to the soul that longs to partake of Him.--Wm. Law
If we stand in the openings of the present moment, with all the length and breadth of our faculties unselfishly adjusted to what it reveals, we are in the best condition to receive what God is always ready to communicate. --T.C. Upham
Lord, thank you for your great love for us that you would want to communicate with us! Help me to have a better understanding of just how great that fact is and be open to all you have for me. I need help in blocking those things that dull my heart and mind to You. Give me light to see those things and the will to overcome them. Amen
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