In the love of God is contained the Divine Omnipotence; and where Omnipotence is, there is Omniscience and Omnipresence. Oh! stupendous thought! Divine Love, pregnant with every good, has the power to provide for all; wisdom to foresee the wants of all; and ubiquity to be present with all. The Love of God is a Divine principle, delighting to bless others out of itself, looking for no recompense; for God is the universal Giver of all good. Creation! the beautiful creation! is so formed as to be a representative image of the Divine Love; for as God gives, looking for nothing again as a recompense, so each part of the created universe, performs its cheerful work for the good of the whole, and not for itself. The sun, the bright emblem in nature of God, the Parent of good, pours forth the vital beams of heat and light to cheer the earth, to make it fruitful, and to dress it in beauty, but receives nothing again. The earth brings forth in abundance, not for her own self-enjoyment, but for others. The varied flowers present their colours and tints, and send forth their odours, not for their own but for the good of others. The trees bring forth their luxuriant fruits, and make a common feast for all but themselves. The eye sees and regards all objects but itself; and all the operations of nature show forth, as in na bright image, the eternal love of God, which brings forth a constant and overflowing supply of good to all! Surely His tender mercies are over all His works!
O Lord! help us to imitate thy love, in the love we manifest to each other! May thy divine teaching sink deeply into our souls! may we love thee with the whole heart, and our neighbour as ourselves! O may
