JANUARY TWENTY-FOURTH

Charles Earl of Dorset born 1637.
Frederick the Great born 1712.
Charles James Fox born 1749.

    The great Gods pass through the great Time-hall,
      Stately and high;
    The little men climb the low clay wall
      To gape and spy;
    "We wait for the Gods," the little men cry,
      "But these are our brothers passing by."

    The great Gods pass through the great Time-hall;
      Who can see?
    The little men nod by the low clay wall,
      So tired they be;
    '"Tis weary waiting for Gods," they yawn,
      "There's a world o' men, but the Gods are gone."
    --A.H. Begbie.

    But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
    --Luke 24. 16.


My Father, may I be careful of getting weary and missing the best through

the need of rest. Intensify my desire for the songs and glorious ways, that

I may not settle into dullness and slumber, while others pass on in the light.

I pray for a keener sense of the possessions made possible by the deeds and

cares of noble men and women. Amen.