July 25

But thou, O Jehovah, knowest me; thou seest me, and triest my heart toward thee. — Jer 12:3

Blessed indeed are those ears which listen not after the voice which is sounding without, but after the truth teaching within.
— Thomas à Kempis.

How joyed my heart in the rich melodies
That overhead and round me did arise!
The moving leaves—the water’s gentle flow—
Delicious music hung on every bough.
Then said I in my heart, “If that the Lord
Such lively music on the earth accord;
If to weak, sinful man such sounds are given,
O! what must be the melody of heaven!”
— Izaak Walton.

Prayer

Loving Father, thou hast made it needful for me to know that the songs which are sung by divine love are rarely heard by cruel hearts. Grant that my soul may chord with the sweetest music that vibrates in the beauty and harmony of life. Amen.