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118:8.10 As man shakes off the shackles of fear, as he bridges continents and oceans with his machines, generations and centuries with his records, he must substitute for each transcended restraint a new and voluntarily assumed restraint in accordance with the moral dictates of expanding human wisdom. These self-imposed restraints are at once the most powerful and the most tenuous of all the factors of human civilization – concepts of justice and ideals of brotherhood. Man even qualifies himself for the restraining garments of mercy when he dares to love his fellow men, while he achieves the beginnings of spiritual brotherhood when he elects to mete out to them that treatment which he himself would be accorded, even that treatment which he conceives that God would accord them.

Ways & Meanings
Too far south to get much snow.
But with the rain, I’ll still go slow.
A rainy day with green sprouts growing.
I smell the spring as life is flowing.

That’s a good start to this day.
Outside’s not the place to play.
Far too wet with a cold rain.
When it’s in your face, you feel the pain

Going on no matter what,
Adapting to one’s budget cuts.
Finding ways, and finding meanings,
Every day through life we’re gleaning.

Gleaning every day experience.
We all choose what has significance.
Our decisions are reflected
In the way our life’s impacted.

Is this good, or is this bad?
By your actions, are you glad?
What direction do you choose?
Wisdom comes to those who lose.

Don’t be discouraged, rise above.
Your beauty shines because you love.
Never fear to let it shine.
You’ll see the truth if given time.

Father, thank You, for this day.
I know surprise is on it’s way.
Every day, there’s something new
And we get wiser as we do.