April 5

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish. — Prov 10:28

As morning hears before it run
The music of the mounting sun,
And laughs to watch his trophies won
From darkness, and her hosts undone,
And all the night becomes a breath,
Nor dreams that fear should hear and flee
The summer menace of the sea,
So hear our hope what life may be,
And know it not for death.
— Algernon Charles Swinburne.

I came from God, and I’m going back to God, and I won’t have any gaps of death in the middle of my life.
— George MacDonald.

Prayer

Lord God, teach me the way and show me the light of the eternal day; and may the vision fill my soul as I take courage and follow it. May I not be fearful of what may be provided, but remember that before the creation of life thou didst have a purpose in death. May I be trustful. Amen.