CHRISTIAN, WAIT PATIENTLY ON THE LORD. The dispensations of divine providence are often very perplexing: our God has His way in the sea, and His path in the deep waters, and His footsteps are not known. Reason is confounded, and faith is staggered; but He hushes our fears, silences our cries, and bids us "Be still." We must lie before him, as the lamb at the shepherd's feet, as the child in the parent's arms. He will not harm us Himself, nor will He let others do so. We must learn that He is God, infinitely wise, invariably good, always a sovereign. He does according to His will in heaven, on earth, in the sea, and in all deep places. None can stay His hand, or dispute His right to accomplish His will. Let us therefore keep silence before Him. He is our God, and we are His people; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures throughout all generations. Let us not murmur, for He is gracious; let us not complain, for He is a Father unto us; let us not fear, for He is faithful: but let us wait upon Him, submitting in all things to His will, and surrendering ourselves into His hands saying, "Here am I, do with me as seemeth Thee good." Let us be still for He is God.

For Meditation:
When I can trust my all with God,
In trial's fearful hour
Bow, all resigned beneath His rod,
And bless His pard'ning power;
A joy springs up amidst distress,
A fountain in the wilderness.