way unto the Lord," He says, "trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass." In seeking the attainment of any good end, the religious man has always this delightful promise to comfort himself with. He is, therefore, sure of success, just so far as success is really desirable. He has but to hold fast by the Divine hand, and he will find himself led on,—sometimes through dark vales, where the path is hardly discernible—sometimes over pleasant flowery meads—again perhaps among slippery places, where he is obliged to cling to his Guide lest he fall—then again up rocky steeps, hard to climb—till at length, after many trials, he attain the summit:—and there stands the object of his wishes, a thousand times more beautiful than he ever pictured to himself—true Happiness, with all her charms. And looking back over the path by which he had come—winding and perilous as it is—he feels, in humility of soul, that only a Divine Guide could have brought him through.
Thus do those, who "commit their way unto the Lord," find their wishes "brought to pass." And this spirit of trust may and should be carried into all the concerns of life, great and small, into business affairs, into family concerns, and into all one's private thoughts, doings, and goings: and in all these, it will be found to be a most potent comforter and support. There is nothing that concerns us, so minute as to be beneath our Heavenly Father's notice and care; nothing so great or difficult, but that with His aid we may accomplish it, if it be an end that ought to be accomplished. How tender and comforting are those words, "The very hairs of your head are all numbered;" "Not a sparrow falleth to the ground without your
