JANUARY 17TH, 1905

JANUARY 17TH, 1905

MY DEAR —, — ... I do not think anything affords us real satisfaction save as we are conscious of seeking to be pleasing to the Lord. But in doing our little bit of service, whether in things temporal or spiritual, entirely for His eye, and for His approbation, there is profound satisfaction and joy.

It does not matter then whether the service be little or great, if it is that which is pleasing to Him. There is something very blessed in rendering a service which is so small that it is ^[p. 46] nothing accounted of here, but which is entirely for the Lord. He will bring it out for His pleasure — to be content to be unseen by every eye but His — and to find our deep, holy rest in being subdued to Him whose love is beyond all praise....

Yours affectionately in the Lord,

January 17th, 1905.