What if the little rain should say,'So small a drop as I
Can ne'er refresh those thirsty fields, -
I'll tarry in the sky?'
What if a shining beam of noon
Should in its fountain stay,
Because its feeble light alone
Cannot create a day?
Doth not each rain-drop help to form
The cool refreshing shower,
And every ray of light to warm,
And beautify the flower?
There is nothing in which the self-deception of the heart is more evident, than in leading us to believe that if we were placed in any other situation than our own, that we should perform its duties faithfully. Our Saviour says, that it is he who is faithful in that which is least, who is faithful that which is much; but we flatter ourselves that we should be faithful in much, though we acknowledge that we are deficient in regard to the little that is entrusted to us.
Adapted from 'The Pastor's Daughter' by E. Payson
