November 25

“No soul can preserve the bloom and delicacy of its existence without lonely musing and silent prayer; and the greatness of this necessity is in proportion to the greatness of the soul. There were many times during our Lord’s ministry when, even from the loneliness of desert places, He dismissed His most faithful and most beloved, that He might be yet more alone.”

Archdeacon FARRAR

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence comes my help. My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

PSALM 121

“He prayeth well who loveth well,
Both man and bird and beast.

"He prayeth best, who loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.”

COLERIDGE