Daily Devotionals

Daily Strength for Daily Needs

Devotional: November 14th

"Thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me." -- 44:21.Oh, give Thy servant patience to be still, And bear Thy will; Courage to venture wholly on the arm That will not harm; The wisdom that will never let me stray Out of my way; The love, that, now afflicting, knoweth best When I should rest.J. M. NEALE.Supposing that you were never to be set free from such trials, what would you do? You would say to God, "I am Thine-- if my trials are acceptable to Thee, give me more and more." I have full confidence that this is what you would say, and then you would not think more of it-- at any rate, you would not be anxious. Well, do the same now. Make friends with your trials, as though you were always to live together; and you will see that when you cease to take thought for your own deliverance, God will take thought for you; and when you cease to help yourself eagerly, He will help you.ST. FRANCIS DE SALES.Ah, if you knew what peace there is in an accepted sorrow!MADAME GUYON.