Best gives strength. The rest of faith doubles our forces. To be freed
from anxious care makes a man much more likely to act vigorously and to
judge wisely.

Stillness of soul, born of communion with God, makes us strong.

Stillness of soul, born of deliverance from our fears, makes us strong.

Here then is a golden chain--or shall we rather say a live wire?--
whereof one end is bound to the Throne and the other encircles our poor
hearts. Trust, so shall we be at rest and safe. Being at rest and safe,
we shall be strong. If we link ourselves with God by faith, God will
flash into us His mysterious energy, and His strength will be made
perfect in our weakness.




GOD'S WAITING AND MAN'S

'And therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you, and
therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you: for the
Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are they that wait for Him.'--ISAIAH
xxx. 18.


God's waiting and man's--bold and beautiful, that He and we should be
represented as sharing the same attitude.