July Twenty-Ninth
Andrew Marvell died 1678.
William Wilberforce died 1833.
Dr. Thomas Dick died 1857.
I wrestle not with rage
While fury’s flame doth burn;
It is vain to stop the stream
Until the tide doth turn.
But when the flame is out
And ebbing wrath doth end
I turn a late enraged foe
Into a quiet friend.
—Robert Southwell.
If I can lend
A strong hand to the fallen, or defend
The right against a single envious strain,
My life though bare
Perhaps of much that seemeth dear and fair
To us on earth, will not have been in vain.
—Unknown.
A friend loveth at all times;
And a brother is born for adversity.
—Proverbs 17. 17.
Gracious Father of us all, if I may have cause to be provoked to-day, help me to rise above my angry passions, and not from weakness plunge into that for which I may be sorry. Make me self-forgetful, that I may be willing to make peace with those whom I may have displeased. Amen.