The value of discipline to develop the soul is pointed out in this
verse by Charles C. Earle:
Forbid for me an easy place,
O God, in some sequestered nook
Apart to lie,
To doze and dream and weaker grow,
Until I die.
Give me, O Lord, a task so hard,
That all my powers shall taxéd be
To do my best,
That I may stronger grow in toil,
For harder service fitted be,
Until I rest.
This my reward--development
From what I am to what Thou art.
For this I plead;
Wrought out, by being wrought upon,
By deeds reflexive, done in love,
For those in need.
(2832)
=Saving=--See DISCOVERY, BENEFITS FROM.
=Saving by Good Habits=--See RESOLUTIONS, GOOD.