They that spend their youth in the exercise of Christian virtue, they may think of old age with comfort, if they should live to it: and they may think of death with comfort, and may think of eternity with unspeakable joy.
We are quite persuaded that the very best way for you to be spending your leisure, is to be either reading or praying.
I can truly say, that Christ, his love, his works, his grace, his word, are the main objects of my contemplation and meditation. Oh I am always best, when I am most a-meditating and contemplating Christ, his love, his grace, etc. “How precious are thy thoughts […]
It is a sign they have none of this spiritual hunger, who desire rather sleep than food.
Those who are soul-sick find no sweetness in God. Sin tastes sweeter to them; they have no spiritual hunger.