FOURTH MEDITATION. THE MONITOR OF MY YOUTH
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in…
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in…
"Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father thou art the guide of my youth. — Jer. iii. 4. From this time! From this time, Thou wilt…
Thou art my hope, Lord God: Thou art my trust from my youth. — Ps. lxxi. 5. Now I am a Catechumen. Thus far, Lord Jesus, Thou hast brought me.…
God, Thou hast taught me from my youth. — Ps. lxxi. 17. Thou hast taught me from my youth. Through my parents, through my teachers, through the pastors of Thy…
For youths, Thou didst become a youth, that Thou mightest set them an example, and sanctify them unto Thyself! When Thou wast "twelve years old," Thy parents took Thee with…
How oft have sin and Satan strove To rend my soul from Thee, my God; But everlasting is Thy love, And Jesus seals it with His blood. The oath and…
All repentance of a baptized person is but a return to God's covenant-mercy, signed and sealed in his baptism; and all hope of remission of sin must rest on that…
Blessed covenant in which you stand! Blessed promises which it holds out to you! Blessed grace which it bestows! Your faith- ful Father will never forget it — never forget…
You have not only a right to all these glorious blessings of His grace, but the Holy Ghost given to you in your baptisms begets in you a desire after…
So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and…