THIS CRY OF FAITH FROM THE HEART OF A POOR WOMAN TOUCHED THE HEART OF JESUS. It is brief but comprehensive. It is always suitable but at this time especially so. It is a mercy to know and feel our weakness, for it is only then that we heartily cry to the Lord for strength. In every duty we have to perform, in every trial we have to meet, in every trouble through which we pass, under all the pains and sorrows we have to endure, we may always cry, "Lord, help me." We need the help of God: He has freely promised it; let us therefore seek and receive it. Let this be our daily prayer: "Help me to cleave to Thee, Lord Jesus, with full purpose of heart; help me to do Thy will, cheerfully and constantly; help me to persevere through all difficulties, and press towards the mark for the prize of my high calling; help me gratefully to acknowledge Thy hand in prosperity, and meekly to submit to Thy will in adversity; help me to conquer my foes, master the corruptions of my own heart, resist all the temptations presented to me." If such petitions are presented in faith, if they are the language of the soul, we may daily say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not fear what man can do unto me."

For Meditation:
Lord, assist me by Thy grace,
Helpless at Thy feet to lie;
Well pursue my heav'nly race,
Well to press on, e'en to die.