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For myself I would very much like to be in the rank and file of those who were seeking to meet the needs of His house. It might not be in any great way, perhaps, but still if it might be said as it was to the church of Philadelphia, “thou hast a little strength”; I would like to be little, and in the company of little people, but those who are seeking to minister “Meat in due season”, to His household. I think it might well be an ambition of every soul ...

F. E. Raven (N.S. Vol. 9 p.330)

The very fact that being here for Him is a pleasure to Him, and that as we blossom, and bud, and bring forth fruit. He is glorified, urges us to be more and more according to His mind. If I am only a daisy in a garden, and I know the owner of the garden prizes me very much, and likes to have me in his garden, and comes to see after me every day, and confers on me continually, like the shining of the sun, some special mark of his favour, do not you think that the little daisy will not be thinking of its littleness or uselessness, but of the unaccountable care, interest, and appreciation of the owner of the garden? He thinks of you, and He cannot love little. How the heart of the daisy, if it had one, would expand as it caught the approaching footsteps, in the daily visits of the owner.

J. B. Stoney (N.S. Vol. 12, p.235)

The greatest earthly distinction that ever was given to any one is that of suffering for Christ.

J. B. Stoney (N.S. Vol. 3, p.169)

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