Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on; The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on. Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me. J. H. NEWMAN. God only is holy; He alone knows how to lead His children in the paths of holiness. He knows every aspect of your soul, every thought of your heart, every secret of your character, its difficulties and hindrances; He knows how to mould you to His will, and lead you onwards to perfect sanctification; He knows exactly how each event, each trial, each temptation, will tell upon you, and He disposes all things accordingly. The consequences of this belief, if fully grasped, will influence your whole life. You will seek to give yourself up to God more and more unreservedly, asking nothing, refusing nothing, wishing nothing, but what He wills; not seeking to bring things about for yourself, taking all He sends joyfully, and believing the "one step" set before you to be enough for you. You will be satisfied that even though there are clouds around, and your way seems dark, He is directing all, and that what seems a hindrance will prove a blessing, since He wills it. JEAN NICOLAS GROU. August 20 _Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord_.--PS. xxvii. 14. _He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increaseth strength_.--ISA. xl. 29. Leaning on Him, make with reverent meekness His own thy will, And with strength from Him shall thy utter weakness Life's task fulfil. J. G. WHITTIER. Should we feel at times disheartened and discouraged, a confiding thought, a simple movement of heart towards God will renew our powers. Whatever He may demand of us, He will give us at the moment the strength and the courage that we need. FRANÇOIS DE LA MOTHE FÉNELON. We require a certain firmness in all circumstances of life, even the happiest, and perhaps contradictions come in order to prove and exercise this; and, if we can only determine so to use them, the very effort brings back tranquillity to the soul, which always enjoys having exercised its strength in conformity to duty. WM. VON HUMBOLDT. August 21 _We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves_.--ROM. xv. 1. _The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary_. If there be some weaker one, Give me strength to help him on; If a blinder soul there be, Let me guide him nearer Thee. J. G. WHITTIER.