MAY SECOND
Reading edition
Leonardo da Vinci died 1519.
Robert Hall born 1764.
Jerome K. Jerome born 1859.
William Henry Hudson born 1862.
Without a false humility; For this is love's nobility,— Not to scatter bread and gold, Goods and raiment bought and sold; But to hold fast his simple sense, And speak the speech of innocence, And with hand and body and blood, To make his bosom-counsel good. He that feeds man serveth few; He serves all who dares be true. —Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Small service is true service while it lasts: Of humblest friends scorn not one: The daisy, by the shadow it casts, Protects the lingering dewdrop from the sun. —William Wordsworth.
Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear. —Job 11. 15.
Heavenly Father, I would be thankful for the blessings I am inclined to forget. Give me a heart of gratitude, and forbid that I should hold my friends for material gain or selfish ends. May I through the truthfulness of my lips, and the honor of my acts, be a necessary friend. Amen.