MARCH 19
"One also is filled with hope at the figure of the clay, because it suggests the immense and unimagined possibilities of human nature. Upon first sight how poor a thing is this man, with his ignorances, prejudices, pettinesses, his envy, jealousy, evil temper. Upon second thoughts how much may be in this man, how much he may achieve, how high he may attain. This dull and unattractive man must not be despised, whether he be yourself or another: he is incalculable and unfathomable. He is simply raw material, soul stuff, and one can no more anticipate him than you could foresee a Turner from the master's colours—some of them very strange—or a Persian rug from a heap of wool. Out of that unpromising face, that sleeping intellect, those awkward ways, this crust of selfishness and a hundred faults, is going to be made a man whom the world will admire and honour."
The Potter's Wheel, Dr. John Watson.
"To have faith is to create; to have hope is to call down blessing; to have love is to work miracles."
The Roadmender, Michael Fairless.
"The faith which saves others is the enthusiasm of patience."
The Service of God, Canon Barnett.
MARCH 20