Pilgrim Portions - 220

 
" Would to God, that not only thou but all that hear me, were... altogether such as I am, except these bonds! " What happiness and what love (and in God these two things go together) are expressed in these words! A poor prisoner, aged and rejected, at the end of his career he is rich in God. Blessed years that he had spent in prison! He could give himself as a model of happiness, for it filled his heart.