April 10

Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure. — 2 Pet 1:10

The essence of happy living is never to find life dull, never to feel the ugly weariness which comes of overstrain; to be fresh, cheerful, leisurely, sociable, unhurried, well-balanced. It seems to me impossible to be these things unless we have time to consider life a little, to deliberate, to select, to abstain.
— Arthur C. Benson.

Four things come not back—the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity.
— William Hazlitt.

Prayer

My Father, may I not miss my work through indifference and feel it is thy neglect of me. May I be reminded that the enrichment of life comes through persistency and being consistent, and may not be found on the idle paths of extravagant ways. Help me to take up my work with a willing spirit and give my best to it. Amen.