130 The Love of God.

ants of the world!—For, in this picture of Al-
mighty greatnefs combined with infinite conde-
fcenfion, we fee that real Perfection requires no
Pride to elevate it. ,

But I faid this anagogical fenfe was hard to be
attained to and difficult of comprehenfion.

And is it not fo? Is it not very difficult to be-
lieve thoroughly that the great God whom we
hear about, really and truly cares how we behave
and what we do—really and truly liftens to our
prayers—really and truly takes as much intereft
in us as our earthly Fathers and Mothers do?

Ah, I am fure it muft be very difficult, becaufe
fo few people do it, although we fhould all be both
better and happier if we did. We fhould fay our
prayers fo much more earneftly, try to keep out
of fin and naughtinefs fo much more heartily, and,
above all, always be contented with whatever hap-
pened; for who could be anxious, and difcon-
tented about their condition or circumftances, if
they quite believed that every thing that happened
to them was watched over and arranged for their
good, by the wifeft, kindeft, and moft powerful
of Beings? If you, my dear children, who have
been reading the fairy tales in this book, were to
be told that a moft wife, moft kind, and moft
powerful Fairy had fuddenly taken you for life
under her particular care, and that fhe would never
lofe fight of you by night or by day, how delighted
you would be!