March 29

In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. — Isa 30:15

The year’s at the spring
And the day’s at the morn;
The hillside’s dew-pearled;
The lark’s on the wing:
The snail’s on the thorn;
God’s in his heaven:
All’s well with the world.
— Robert Browning.

Dear Lord and Father of mankinds
Forgive our feverish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind;
In purer lives thy service find,
In deeper reverence praise.
— John G. Whittier.

Prayer

Lord God, I beseech thee to give me the strength which endures. Grant that I may have the ceaseless content which is secured by choosing and continuing in the right way. From the wealth of each day renew my hope, and quiet my soul with the calm of thy peace. Amen.