MARCH THIRTIETH
Reading edition
Sir Henry Wotton born 1568.
Archbishop Somner born 1606.
John Fiske born 1842.
John Constable died 1837.
I said, "Let us walk in the field." He said, "Nay walk in the town." I said, "There are no flowers there." He said, "No flowers but a crown." I said, "But the air is thick, And the fogs are veiling the sun." He answered, "Yet souls are sick And souls in the dark undone." I cast one look at the field, Then set my face to the town. He said: "My child, do you yield? Will ye leave the flowers for the crown?" Then into his hand went mine And into my heart came He, And I walked in a light divine The path I had feared to see. —George Macdonald.
Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of Jehovah your God.
—Jeremiah 26. 13.
Eternal God, teach me the way of a complete and unbroken trust. In my disappointments, and in my devotions, may my faith and hope be as immortal as my soul. May I listen for thy voice and answer thy call. Amen.