Robert Bruce died 1329.
George Bryan (Beau Brummel) born 1778.
Rev. W.D. Conybeare born 1787.
When the lamp is shattered
The light in the dust lies dead--
When the cloud is scattered
The rainbow's glory is shed.
When the lute is broken
Sweet tones are remembered not;
When the lips have spoken
Loved accents are soon forgot.
--Percy Bysshe Shelley.
A slip of the rose may take root, and bring forth a bloom to give
peace to the soul. A slip of the tongue may take root, and bring
forth a thorn that will torture the soul.
--M.B.S.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of
itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye
abide in me.
--John 15. 4.
Many of us, O Father, overlook the fragrance of the rose while we are
being pierced by its thorn. Increase my faith in life and in thee,
that I may not be dismayed over mysteries, but sincerely wait for
deliverance. Amen.