Dear Heavenly Father, how can we find words in which to express the tenderness awakened in Thine Heart, by a word of love from one of Thy little ones! That Heart, so tender, gentle, sensitive, and loving!
An Act of Love demands but a few moments. The whole of the day, even in the midst of labor, we can multiply it infinitely, and what wonders are wrought by each Act!
Jesus Himself is glorified, and He sheds abundant grace upon the earth.
Our Guardian Angel, beholding us, listens, draws nearer, and makes us feel we have done right.
The Angels above experience a sudden joy, and look upon us tenderly.
Evil spirits feel their power diminished, and there is a moment of rest from the temptation that surrounds us.
The choir of saints above renew their songs of praise.
Each soul on earth feels the peace Divine.
Ah! which of us each day would not renew these Acts of Love to God!
Ah! all who read these lines, pause for one moment, and from the bottom of your heart exclaim, "My God, I love Thee! My God, I love Thee!"
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Grant that my lips may speak comforting words and give forth cheering smiles, that I may be as the well by the roadside, where the weary traveller stops to drink, as the shade of the tree whose branches laden with fruit are extended over all that pass beneath.
O Jesus! to Whom all Thy children are so dear, and whatever they may be Thou carest for them, and rememberest they are the much-loved children of God! Oh! grant that in all my intercourse with others, I may only see, love, and care for their souls,
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