May 8

“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of oneself. We must be purposely kind and generous, or we miss the best part of existence. The heart that goes out of itself gets large and full of joy. This is the great secret of the inner life. We do ourselves the most good doing something for others.”

HORACE MANN

“We are our best when we try to be it not for ourselves alone, but for our brethren; and we take God’s gifts most completely when we realise that He sends them to us for the benefit of other men who stand beyond us needing them.”

PHILLIPS BROOKS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Thy love
Shall chant its own beatitudes,
After its own life working. A child-kiss
Set on thy sighing lips shall make thee glad;
A poor man served by thee shall make thee rich;
A sick man helped by thee shall make thee strong;
Thou shalt be served thyself by every sense
Of service which thou renderest.”

ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING