INSOMNIA I There was nothing quite so dreary I As to lie awake at night. I Insomnia, they called it, I How I'd wish for morning light! I But no! the clock upon the mantle I Struck three, three-thirty, four . . . I I'd turn and toss and tumble, I Wider awake than before. I I'd worry — to myself I'd grumble. I Of course, I needed the rest, I With tomorrow's tasks before me I I could never be at my best. 1 The minutes passed into hours. 1 My mind tossed back and fro 1 With cares and problems and worries. Oh, how they seemed to grow! 1 But, ah, I've found the secret I My insomnia to cure. I For a little time of fellowship ; And thinking on Thy Word. I "There are so many lonely folks J Who must their burdens bear, I Because I've been too busy To uphold them with my prayer. I "I'll now take time to name each one, | The sick, and suffering, too, I The missionaries, and their needs, 8 Just to mention a few." I Suddenly io my surprise I Arising time has come. I must have fallen sound asleep | Soon after I'd begun. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S TEN COMMANDMENTS I I . I will win the personal allegiance of every ope of my class to the Lord Jesus Christ as Master and Saviour. 1 2. I will not think my work is over when my pupil has made his decision for Christ. I It's now a time of blessing SB Instead of misery to endure. I Now when I awaken at night I I say, "Thank you, blessed Lord,
3. I will see that he finds a definite place of some specific task. 4. I will bring Christianity out of the unreal into everyday life. 5. I will seek to help each one dis cover the will of God so the Master can work through him and use every talent He has given. 6. I will instill a divine discontent in the mind of everyone who can do more than he is doing, not by telling him his life is pretty and ordinary but by giv ing him a vision of great things to be done enthusiastically and passionately. 7. I will make it easy for anyone to come to me with the deepest experiences of his inner life not by urging but by sympathy and understanding. I will never let anyone think I am disappointed in him. 8. I will keep the cross of Christ central in every aspect of the Christian life. 9. I will pray as I have never prayed before for wisdom and power from the Holy Spirit. 10. I will spend and be spent in this battle for souls. — Dr. Henrietta Mears MY GOD WILL NEVER FAIL My God and Father will not fail Whate'er my need may be. Though trials and testings will assail, His mighty hand will still prevail To guide and strengthen me. He fills my soul with silent song When I'm too weak to sing. And when the day seems dark and long, His words of courage keep me strong As to His hand I cling. 0 loving Father, God of grace I rest my soul in Thee. Until in Thy celestial place, 1 look upon Thy blessed face Through all eternity.
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— 'Albert Simpson Reitz
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