July 4th
Salient Thought
for the Day
Every task should be for the good of many.
Lines to Memorize
I pleaded with them with all my might,
But they would not leave their accustomed ways of darkness and of shadow, the enemies of life.
O unhappy fate that leads the weary travelers from light to dark!
Lesson
There is not a moment in our life when we cannot render service and set an example. Every one of us can bring something to this world every day. We can sound a note that will resound rhythm and harmony. When we cultivate our inner sense of values, we cease to be fretful, we cease to complain and we always have something to give. If we give with wholeness of heart, we shall be able to remove mountains of obstacles and difficulties; and all our struggles which arise from our imperfections and which make our life so full of suffering, will vanish as light before the day. That is the higher ideal of life — oneness in faith, oneness in hope and oneness in cheer.
Prayer
Infinite Being, protect me from selfishness and narrowness of vision.
Enlarge my heart and expand my love until it embraces all Your children.
May I never be impatient or weary in Your service,
But may I feel at peace in my own heart
And bring peace to other hearts.
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