God nothing does or suffers to be done
But thou wouldest do thyself, couldest thou but see
The end of all events as well as He.
I am sure that He will not forget you. He knows what is best for your development. It may be that He takes you away from friends that you may learn to pray for them more and to see Him more clearly.
I think you will influence many men whom a more ordinary parson would not touch.… I am quite certain that if you have infinite hope—hope against hope—you will be a tremendous power in the place where God has put you.
Get as much exercise as you can, and always get a clear day off in the week, and don't give up any of your old interests. Don't always read 'religious' literature.… When the long day is done and we stand before the judgment seat, I believe that many will rise up and call you blessed. Only pray for individuals—for a long time together. To
To one about to be ordained.
Eastbourne: September 1901.
I shall indeed remember you on Sunday next. The words of the lesson come home to me to-day—kai eireken moi Arkei soi he chariu mou; he gar dunamis en astheneia teleitai.
We are poor creatures, but there is Grace—and we can come into contact with it—and that is all we need. We may have failed in the past, but Christ offers a new childlike life and endless hope.
I am glad to think that you will be returning to your difficult post at Cambridge. I am sure that you will return to it with fresh humility and courage—en pleromati eulogias Christou.