And check each selfish thought
With, 'What would Jesus do?'"




3. Third Day.

Upholding.


"Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe."--Ps. cxix. 117.


The path is not easy. There are rough stones over which we may stumble, if
we are not walking very carefully. There are places which look quite
smooth, but they are more dangerous than the rough ones, for they are
slippery. There are little holes hidden under flowers, which may catch our
feet and give us a bad fall. There are muddy ditches, into which we may
slip and get sadly wet and dirty.

How are we to walk safely along such a path? We want a strong, kind hand
to hold us up, and to hold us always; a hand that will hold ours so
tightly and lovingly, that it will be as the old Scotchwoman said, "Not my
grip of Christ, but Christ's grip of me!" Yes, Christ's loving hand is
"able to keep you from falling;" only "let your hand be restfully in the
hand of Jesus," and "then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot
shall not stumble." But do not spoil the chime of this morning's bells by
ringing only half a peal! Do not say, "Hold Thou me up," and stop there,
or add, "But, all the same, I shall stumble and fall!" Finish the peal