January 31

“No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when to-morrow’s burden is added to the burden of t-day that the weight is more than a man can bear. Never load yourselves so. If you find yourself so loaded, at least remember this: it is your doing, not God’s. He begs you to leave the future to him, and mind the present.”

GEORGE MACDONALD

“An element of weakness in much of our resolving is that we try to grasp too much of life at one time. We think of it as a whole, instead of taking the days one by one. Life is a mosaic, and each tiny piece must be cut and set with skill.”

“Because perseverance is so difficult, even when supported by the grace of God, thence is the value of new beginnings. For new beginnings are the life of perseverance.”

E. B. PUSEY