May Second
Leonardo da Vinci died 1519.
Robert Hall born 1764.
Jerome K. Jerome born 1859.
William Henry Hudson born 1862.
Without a false humility;
For this is love’s nobility,—
Not to scatter bread and gold,
Goods and raiment bought and sold;
But to hold fast his simple sense,
And speak the speech of innocence,
And with hand and body and blood,
To make his bosom-counsel good.
He that feeds man serveth few;
He serves all who dares be true.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Small service is true service while it lasts:
Of humblest friends scorn not one:
The daisy, by the shadow it casts,
Protects the lingering dewdrop from the sun.
—William Wordsworth.
Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot;
Yea, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear.
—Job 11. 15.
Heavenly Father, I would be thankful for the blessings I am inclined to forget. Give me a heart of gratitude, and forbid that I should hold my friends for material gain or selfish ends. May I through the truthfulness of my lips, and the honor of my acts, be a necessary friend. Amen.