Our Gracious God and Father in Heaven, whether Thou dost appoint for us
poverty or riches, save us from thinking that a man's life consisteth in
the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Beyond all our
friendships, be Thou our Friend and Helper, and grant us to seek first
the blessing of our God. Make us very sure, for their comforting and
our own, that when men in their darkness sorely seek Thy face, the very
ache of their quest is token that Thou hast already found them. For
Jesus' sake. Amen.
"_And Moses said, I will now_
_turn aside and see this great sight._"
(EXODUS iii. 3.)