No; none of thy anxieties, none of thy conflicts, none of thy prayers are unknown to Him. No; thy obscure acts of devotion, thy silent sacrifices, are not buried in the bottomless abyss of oblivion. Ye tears of the sinner, ye sorrows of the poor, ye groans of broken hearts, ye unseen sufferings, the world misunderstands or stifles you; but the angels see and hear you, and, above the noise and roar of what men call their great events, ye rise to the throne, nay, to the very heart of God! Bear this thought away with thee, afflicted one, and when sorrow oppresses thy heart, go to thy God; go, though thou understand not; go and weep in His bosom, and remember these words which Christ addressed to Peter: "What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter!"

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