February 1

"Now the God of patience and consolidation grant you to be like-minded one toward another, according to Christ Jesus."  -ROM, xv. 5.

MAKE me patient, kind, and gentle,

Day by day;

Teach me how to live more nearly

As I pray.

-SHARPE'S MAGAZINE

THE exercise of patience involves a continual practice of the presence of God; for we may be come upon at any moment for an almost heroic display of good temper, and it is a short road to unselfishness, for nothing is left to self; all that seems to belong most intimately to self, to be self's private property, such as time, home, and rest, are invaded by these continual trials of patience. The family is full of such opportunities.

-F. W. FABER