Accepted

"When we look at ourselves,

at the littleness of our love,

the barrenness of our service and the

small progress we make toward perfection,

how soul-refreshing it is to turn away to Him;

to plunge afresh in 'the fountain opened

for sin and for uncleanness';

to remember that we are

'accepted in the Beloved' ... '

who of God is made unto us wisdom,

and righteousness, and sanctification.'"

(Hudson Taylor)