confidence in Divine Providence. Religion gladdens the heart by inspiring trust in the goodness and mercy of God.
"Thou, O Lord, art my protector and the lifter up of my head" (Ps. iii. 4).
"Thou hast given gladness in my heart" (Ps. iv. 7).
"Let all them be glad that hope in Thee; they shall rejoice forever, and Thou shalt dwell in them" (Ps. v. 12).
"I will be glad and rejoice in Thee; I will sing to Thy name, O Thou Most High" (Ps. ix. 3).
"Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; Thou shalt fill me with joys with Thy countenance; at Thy right hand are delights even to the end" (Ps. xv. 11). "I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my refuge and my deliverer. My God is my helper and in Him will I put my trust" (Ps. xvii. 3).
"Though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils, for Thou art with me. Thy rod and Thy staff they have comforted me" (Ps. xxii. 4).
"Rejoice to God our Helper " (Ps. lxxx. 2). "He will overshadow Thee with His shoulders, and under His wings thou shalt trust" (Ps. xc. 4).
My Prayer-Book aims to lay stress upon the advantages of being sweet-spirited and sunny-tempered, of diffusing around us an atmosphere of good cheer, of being ever ready in a generous way, in an unselfish manner, to hasten to the relief
