Psalms 25:7 The true significance of the present is not revealed in the present. Only the lapse of years makes us dispassionate judges of our earlier selves. The text is the utterance of a man who is letting a sorrowful and faultful past come home to his matured judgment to be tried by its higher s... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 25:9 I. Humility dates from Jesus Christ. At the feet of Jesus Christ, at the feet of Him whom St. John calls the Light, worldly virtues grow dim and are effaced, as the brilliancy of the most cleverly imitated jewels grows dim near the lustre of a pure diamond. But there is something more e... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 25:14 I. The secret of the Lord must be a secret of knowledge. II. The secret of the Lord must be a secret of safety. III. The secret of the Lord is a secret of strength. IV. God's secret is a secret of peace. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him. The fear of God, like every... [ Continue Reading ]