| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Large Catechism by Dr. Martin Luther: not because He does not know them, but that you may kindle your heart
to stronger and greater desires, and make wide and open your cloak to
receive much.
Therefore, every one of us should accustom himself from his youth
daily to pray for all his wants, whenever he is sensible of anything
affecting his interests or that of other people among whom he may live,
as for preachers, the government, neighbors, domestics, and always (as
we have said) to hold up to God His commandment and promise, knowing
that He will not have them disregarded. This I say because I would like
to see these things brought home again to the people that they might
learn to pray truly, and not go about coldly and indifferently, whereby
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas: to come to them as speedily as possible. The poor women felt
instinctively that they required all their strength to
support the blow that impended. Besides, Maximilian Morrel,
though hardly two and twenty, had great influence over his
father. He was a strong-minded, upright young man. At the
time when he decided on his profession his father had no
desire to choose for him, but had consulted young
Maximilian's taste. He had at once declared for a military
life, and had in consequence studied hard, passed
brilliantly through the Polytechnic School, and left it as
sub-lieutenant of the 53d of the line. For a year he had
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Ruling Passion by Henry van Dyke: hunt along the Ste. Marguerite every winter and trade with the
Honourable H. B. Company. Not with Dan Scott, however, for before
that year was ended he resigned his post, and went to Montreal to
finish his course in medicine; and now he is a respected physician
in Ontario. Married; three children; useful; prosperous. But
before he left Seven Islands he went up the Ste. Marguerite in the
summer, by canoe, and made a grave for Pichou's bones, under a
blossoming ash tree, among the ferns and wild flowers. He put a
cross over it.
"Being French," said he, "I suppose he was a Catholic. But I'll
swear he was a Christian."
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