“DEVOTIONAL PERIOD”

White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 9, 1 November 1950, Page 3

“DEVOTIONAL PERIOD”

“Mercy” “Blessed are the merciful, tor they shall obtain mercy.”—Matthew 5:7. There arc many to whom life is a (>ainful struggle; .they feel their deficiencies, and are very miserable; they think they have nothing for which to he grateful. Kind words, looks of sympathy, expressions of appreciation, would be to many a struggling and lonely one, as a cup of cold water to a thirsty soul. ‘A . word of sympathy, an act of kindness, would lift burdens that rest heavily upon weary shoulders, and every word or deed of unselfish kindness is an expression of the Love of Christ for lost humanity. The merciful “shall obtain mercy." There is sweet peace for the compassionate spirit, a blessed satisfaction in the life of self-forgetful service for the good of others. The Holy Spirit that abides in the soul is manifest in the life, will soften hard hearts and awaken sympathy and tenderness. You will reap that which you sow. “Blessed is he that considereth the poor.” The Lord will preserve • hint, and keen him alive, and he shall he blessed upon the earth, fie who has given his life to God in ministry to His children, is linked with Him, Who has all the resources of the universe at His command. The Lord will not fail him in the hour of suffering and need, and in the hour of final need, the merciful shall find refuge in the mercy of the compassionate Saviour. “A kindlv word and a tender tone, To only God is their value known. They can lift from the dust, the abject head; They turn a foe to a friend instead; So, kindlv speak, then some soul in pain May hear and waken to smile again.” Prayers: Heavenly Father, we do thank Thee for the love, which only Thou can bestow upon us, and we pray that our lives may be strengthened for the work which Thou hast found for us to do. Bless the work of Thy children everywhere, and may the harvest be rich and plentiful for Thv dear sake, and now we ask that Thy will be done in all things, because w’f a k these petitions in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. A. SHERMAN. (Evangelistic Stipt).