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August 9

The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Is riches, and honor, and life. — Prov 22:4

All habits gather, by unseen degrees,
Brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
— John Dryden.


Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream;
’Tis the star-spangled banner; O yet may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
— Francis Scott Key.


Do not be troubled because you have not great virtues. God made a million spears of grass where he made one tree…. Only have enough of little virtues and common fidelities, and you need not mourn because you are neither a hero nor a saint.
— Henry Ward Beecher.


Prayer

Lord God, who keepest truth to generations, and who through love and wisdom hath gathered us into nations, forgive me for what I have done that is wrong, and for what I have neglected that was right. May I give greater loyalty to my country and to thee. Amen.


Daily Prayer Guide - August 9

Public domain content taken from Leaves of Life by Margaret Bird Steinmetz.


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