The Best Weather for Me

‘’’■The same weather docs not fit every soil; that drought which bicrneth up the hotter grounds coviforteth those that are more chill and cold. If one man had anothefs blessings he would soon ru7i wild, as another would grow desperate if he had our crosses. Therefore the infinite wisdom of the great Governor of the world allots every one his portion It may be, my soul, that thou art a dry and thirsty plot which will never yield a harvest at all unless thou art continually under the watery sign. For thee the clouds must return after the rain, and rough weather last long and come again. Thou hast had little sunshine, but thy long glooms are wisely appointed thee, for perhaps a stretch of summer weather would have made thee as a parched land and a barren wilderness. Thy Lord knows best, and he has the clouds and the sun at his disposal. Let me therefore bless him for such weather as he sends to me from day to day, for foul is fair to me if the Lord appoints it in love.

Let me not envy those whom the sun shines on. May be they need it all to make them fruitful. Why should they not have it? There is all the more sunshine for me when it shines for others. Lord, I bless thee for other men’s joys, and I will not repine if I am denied an equal share with them. I have thee: and what more can I ask t