Oh! It is a happy way of smoothing sorrow when we can say, "We will wait only upon God." Oh, you agitated Christians, do not dishonor your religion by always wearing a brow of care; come, cast your burden upon the Lord. I see you staggering beneath a weight which He would not feel. What seems to you

a crushing burden, would be to him but as the small dust of the balance. See! the Almighty bends his shoulders, and he says, "Here, put your troubles here."

"Come unto Me, and I will give you rest."

A man might stand at the stake and burn for a few minutes, but when it comes to roasting for hours before a slow fire, who can bear it? To do one brave and generous action is simple enough; but to stand on the watchtower day and night, always watching,

lest the foe surprise us, or our hearts betray us; watching unto prayer, that we may keep ourselves in the love of God; this is the work, this is the labor; and only grace can help us to perform it. Aid us, O Holy Spirit!