You Can Go On   October 25, 1970

There are many in this world who live heroically in simple, daily, faithful service⎯people often unknown; often unnoticed; often discouraged; sometimes tried and tempted; sometimes feeling they must...

Twixt Will and Will Not   November 1, 1970

Bypassing Penalties?   November 8, 1970

There is a remarkable sentence from Plato concerning a reason for not doing wrong. “If I were sure God would pardon me,” he said, “and men would not know my sin, yet I should be...

In a Crowd…   November 15, 1970

In writing of The School of Life, Henry Van Dyke made this observation: “You may have to live in a crowd, but you do not have to live like it, . . .”1 This is one of the most important...

What We Don't Use Wastes Away   November 22, 1970

From Hippocrates there is a sentence which says, “What we use flourishes. What w don’t use wastes away.”1 One way of expressing gratitude would be to use well what we have—material...

The Hurts of the Heart   November 29, 1970

There are physical hurts in life, accidents, illness, financial misfortunes, which men often manage to survive. But there are hurts of the heart that pull people down in deep discouragement,...

Too Many Days at a Time   December 6, 1970

I heard a beloved associate say this to someone who was deep in sorrow from the loss of a loved one: “Don’t try to live too many days at a time,” 1 This counsel could well carry...

There Is No Unimportant Person   December 13, 1970

As we remember the words of the Master of mankind, the poor in spirit come to mind at this moment. Whatever else it may mean, there are many who are downhearted and discouraged, who feel little...

And So We Search…   December 27, 1970

“Years following years steal something every day. At last they steal us from ourselves away:”1 These lines from Horace in some ways may be so — that each passing day steals something...

Forgiving Others---Forgiving Ourselves   January 3, 1971

“A person’s ability to forgive is in proportion to the greatest of his soul. Little men cannot forgive.”1 “Tell them,” said a beloved associated, “tell them to...

All This Is Part of Happiness…   January 10, 1971

There is a whimsical sentence from Kin Hubbard which says: “It’s pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness. Poverty an’ wealth have both failed.”1 Beginning sendings more...

The Desire to Be Appreciated   January 17, 1971

“The deepest hunger in human beings,” said William James, “is the desire to be appreciated.”1 A wife, a mother, can put up with faults and imperfections ⎯ with inadequate...

Two Kinds of Pollution   January 24, 1971

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”1 Then later this follows in the account of the creation: “And God saw everything that he had mad, and, behold, it was very...

I'm Busy. Don't Bother Me Now.   January 31, 1971

We often are aware of impatience with other people’s questions, with other people’s problems ⎯ with an obvious “I’m busy, don’t-bother-me-now” attitude....

Some Sudden, Sobering Fact to Face   February 7, 1971

A “life to live! We all want to do our best with it. We all want to make the most of it,” wrote one earnest searching person. “The question is not how much time have we? —for in...

Beauty and Morality   February 21, 1971

We cite here three short sentences to help present a point. One is from Frank Lloyd Wright who said, “Beauty is the highest expression of morality.”1 The second is from Plautus: “I...

Your Children to Whom You Must Relinquish All   February 28, 1971

“Could I climb to the highest place in Athens,” said Socrates, “I would lift up my voice and proclaim: “Fellow citizens, why do ye turn and scrape every stone to gather...

Theirs That Commit Them…theirs That Permit Them   March 7, 1971

There is this from Thomas Fuller that is worth some further thought: “The first faults are theirs that commit them; The second theirs that permit them.”1 We have cited before the...

The Tyranny of Fashion   March 14, 1971

“Every generation laughs at the old fashions,” said Henry Thoreau, “but follows religiously the new.”1 This brings us to what could be called the tyranny of fashion ⎯...

Two Fools Quarrelling   March 21, 1971

Thomas Fuller said something in a short and meaningful sentence that pertains to loved ones, families, friends, and to all relationships of life: “The world is too narrow for two fools a...