Give thanks for faithful examples and seek to follow them.
Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.
Our Father, which art in heaven,—we thank Thee for the memory of those who lived in Thy spirit and labored in Thy love. The fragrance of their lives abides with us. We thank Thee for the prophets of great hopes,— for those who have seen the invisible, and have searched patiently for the city of their God. We bless those who by their pure hearts and unselfish lives have revealed unto us our greater selves. Help us to learn of them the way of life. Help us to live in such thoughts and deeds as made them truly great. Keep our hearts so pure today, our vision of the Master life so clear, that our path, before and after us, shall be as the light of day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.