The proof of our love for the ideal lies in service
Lines to memorize
O awake, brother! Linger thou no more!
Come and see this newness and freshness
of love, life and joy!
Lesson
A truly happy life is one which radiates happiness, which gives happiness to others. Let us make ourselves open channels to receive and transmit joy. May we not only receive it, but let us make ourselves able to retain it, that we may give it to others. Let us pour out ourselves in love and service. What comes of it, let us leave that to the Lord. Every time we think of our own self it brings us sorrow in one form or another. We may attribute our unhappiness to other things but its cause lies in self-seeking. We can create a boundary between ourselves and such selfish thoughts through selfless devotion and consecrated service. That boundary of selflessness nothing can penetrate.
Prayer
O, All-loving Spirit, remove all selfishness
and egotism from my heart,
That I may be able to love and serve truly,
May I realize Thy Presence within and
without,
And carry its radiance into the world.
May Thy blessing rest upon my life,
And may I share that blessing with others.
Thee for strength and wisdom to meet
each step.