FRANÇOIS DE LA MOTHE FÉNELON. March 22 _He that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little_.--ECCLESIASTICUS xix. I. One finger's-breadth at hand will mar A world of light in heaven afar, A mote eclipse a glorious star, An eyelid hide the sky. J. KEBLE. A single sin, however apparently trifling, however hidden in some obscure corner of our consciousness,--a sin _which we do not intend to renounce_,--is enough to render real prayer impracticable. A course of action not wholly upright and honorable, feelings not entirely kind and loving, habits not spotlessly chaste and temperate,--any of these are impassable obstacles. If we know of a kind act which we might, but do not intend to, perform,--if we be aware that our moral health requires the abandonment of some pleasure which yet we do not intend to abandon, here is cause enough for the loss of all spiritual power. F. P. COBBE. It is astonishing how soon the whole conscience begins to unravel, if a single stitch drops; one little sin indulged makes a hole you could put your head through. CHARLES BUXTON. March 23 _Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest_.--3 JOHN 5. _And this also we wish, even your perfection_.--2 COR. xiii. 9. In all the little things of life, Thyself, Lord, may I see; In little and in great alike Reveal Thy love to me. So shall my undivided life To Thee, my God, be given; And all this earthly course below Be one dear path to heaven. H. BONAR. In order to mould thee into entire conformity to His will, He must have thee pliable in His hands, and this pliability is more quickly reached by yielding in the little things than even by the greater. Thy one great desire is to follow Him fully; canst thou not say then a continual "yes" to all His sweet commands, whether small or great, and trust Him to lead thee by the shortest road to thy fullest blessedness? H. W. SMITH. With meekness, humility, and diligence, apply yourself to the duties of your condition. They are the seemingly little things which make no noise that do the business. HENRY MORE. March 24 _I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for Thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety_.--PS. iv. 8. _He giveth His beloved sleep_.--PS. cxxvii. 2. He guides our feet, He guards our way, His morning smiles bless all the day; He spreads the evening veil, and keeps The silent hours while Israel sleeps. I. WATTS. We sleep in peace in the arms of God, when we yield ourselves up to His providence, in a delightful consciousness of His tender mercies; no more restless uncertainties, no more anxious desires, no more impatience at the place we are in; for it is God who has put us there, and who holds us in His arms. Can we be unsafe where He has placed us? FRANÇOIS DE LA MOTHE FÉNELON.