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Rh ourselves to be humble does not alter the case. The mind under the control of human weakness, may deem itself humble when the Lord knows it is proud; and this, because of the fact which too few recognize, that the heart may be proud of its own humility. Herein lies the danger of a belief in special providences of which we imagine that we have been the favored recipients more than others.

But when we contemplate the Lord's providence as universal in its character, this danger ceases. The first view is narrow; this is as broad as the universe itself. The first brings within its purview the self-conscious principle; this loses sight of one's self, except as a mere drop in the ocean of humanity. Under its influence the mind says: The infinite Father loves the whole universe of men as well as He does me. The care that I receive, every one receives. The eye that was watching my way in saving me from disaster, is no less watchful over the goings of each individual among the countless myriads of the universe. The mercy which hovers over me, is immanent in all the wide domain of human life, everywhere operative, everywhere alike tender and loving.

In this thought there is genuine humility. I thus become only one of a vast brotherhood. No matter what happens to me, I am neither a