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Today's Devotional

Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in the LORD. Psalm 31:24 NASB.

When you find that weariness depresses or amusement distracts you, you will calmly turn with an untroubled spirit to your Heavenly Father, who is always holding out His arms to you. You will look to Him for gladness and refreshment when depressed, for moderation and recollection when in good spirits, and you will find that He will never leave you to want. A trustful glance, a silent movement of the heart towards Him will renew your strength; and though you may often feel as if your soul were downcast and numb, whatever God calls you to do, He will give you power and courage to perform. Our Heavenly Father, so far from ever overlooking us, is only waiting to find our hearts open, to pour into them the torrents of His grace.

About the author and the source

François Fénelon (1651-1715) was archbishop of Cambrai, France, a theologian, mystic, and writer. He wrote mostly on Christian perfection in the Quietist tradition, though one of his best-known works is the fictional Adventures of Telemachus. Today’s quote is from his mystical teachings.