"Am I amending my life? I know not,—He knows. Is my soul a saintlier thing than it was a year ago? I know not,—He knows. All I know is that I love Him, and I want to love Him more; and that when I think on Him my heart is at peace."

[[1]] 1 Tim. i, 15.

[[2]] 1 St. John i, 8 and 10.

[[3]] Ps. xci, 11.

[[4]] St. Luke xii, 32.

[[5]] St. John xiv, 27.

[[6]] Heb. xiii, 5.

[[7]] Joel ii, 13.

[[8]] Dan. ix, 9, 10.

[[9]] St. John vi, 37.