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heavens declare Ilis glory, and the firmament showeth His handiwork; 
whilst the smallest floweret that grows at our feet, also displays the wis¬ 
dom and might of Him Who made everything to subserve His own pur¬ 
poses, and unfold His own character of love and grace. 
In the lily-flowers—from the sweet and lovely “lily of the valley” to 
the larger varieties known by the name of “lilies ”—we learn, too, very 
sweet and precious lessons. 
~p7 IE ST of all is Dependence on God or, 
Confidence 
in our Heavenly Father. 
“Look to the Lilies how they grow T !” 
’Twas thus the Savior said, that we 
Even in the simplest flowers that blow, 
God’s ever-watchful care might see. 
— Moir. 
If He in His wisdom has so endowed the grass of the field with that 
which delights the eye, and ministers to the gratification of His creatures, 
how much more shall lie, in His everlasting love, care for those who have 
faith in Him! 
If the flowers that are short-lived, and bloom to-day in all their 
sweetness and fragrance, but wither and droop to-morrow, are clothed with 
such beauty and grace, how much more shall He clothe His people, and 
supply their every want, so that they need be anxious for nothing, but, 
casting all their care upon Him, may rest calmly and securely on His 
divine promises! Then, as we gaze on the little flowers, we learn to trust 
in simple faith that Mighty One Who upholds the universe in His hands, 
and supplies the wants of every living thing > but Who also bears the lambs 
in His bosom, and carries in Llis everlasting arms those upon whom He 
has set His love. 
