DAILY READINGS: Gen. 50; Psalm 30; Matt. 27:27-44

And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come
down from the hill, much people met Him. Luke 9:37

It’s great to be on the mountain top, but we cannot remain there.
The valley is filled with trouble and it needs the help and power of
God. However, we need the mount, since it is the inspiration for our
work in the valley. Life is made up of mountain and valley experiences,
and the former prepares us for the latter. Observe that gloom
and glory are never far apart. But some day there will be no gloom.
Until then let us be faithful in bringing the glory of the mount to the
gloom of the valley. —W. Ross Rainey

O Master, let me walk with Thee, in lowly paths of service free;
Tell me Thy secret; help me bear, the strain of toil, the fret of care.
—Washington Gladden