For the joy of blessing others, let us be willing to endure shame or
pain. There is always pleasure to be earned by those who are willing to
pay the price,--the pleasure of unselfishness,--but this cannot be tasted
except by those who seek their highest joy in the wellbeing of others.
Our risen and glorified Lord tastes this joy every day, Good-Friday not
excepted, and we think it will lead us to spend the day according to His
will, if we seek for ourselves all the blessings He purchased with His
blood, and none more earnestly than that sanctifying Spirit who will help
us to follow His blessed example, and, by caring others,