"The will of the Lord be done." -ACTS xxi. 14.
"Let Him do to me as seemeth good unto Him." -2 SAM. xv. 26.
TO have, each day, the thind I wish,
Lord, that seems best to me;
But not to have the thing I wish,
Lord, that seems best to Thee.
Most truly then, Thy will is done,
When mine, O Lord, is crossed,
'Tis good to see my plans o'erthrown,
My ways in Thine all lost.
-H. BONAR
O LORD, Thou knowest what is best for us; let this or that be done, as Thou shalt please. Give what Thou wilt, and how much Thou wilt, and when Thou wilt. Deal with me as Thou thinkest good. Set me where Thou wilt, and deal with me in all things just as Thou wilt. Behold, I am thy servant, prepared for all things: for I desire not to live unto myself, but unto Thee; and oh, that I could do it worthily and perfectly!
-THOMAS A KEMPIS
DARE to look up to God, and say 'Make use of me for the future as Thoul wilt. I am of the same mind; I am one with Thee. I refuse nothing which seems good to Thee. Lead me wither Thou wilt. Is it Thy will that I should be in a public or a private condition, dwell here, or be banished, be poor or be rich? Under all thhese circumstances, I will testify unto Thee before men.
-EPICTETUS
