July 4

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you ... let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. — John 14:27

Dark hours come to us all; and if we have no clew to a peace that can pass unbroken through their murky gloom, we shall be in a state of continual dread. Any stone flung by a chance passer–by may break the crystal clearness of the Lake of Peace and send disturbing ripples across it, unless we have learnt to trust in the perpetual presence of Him who can make and keep a “great calm” within the soul. Only let nothing come to you which you shall not instantly hand over to Him all petty worries, all crushing difficulties, all inability to believe. — F. B. Meyer.