These children are dear to Me.
Be a mother to them, and more than a mother.
Watch over them tenderly, be just and kind.
If thy heart is not large enough to embrace them,
I will enlarge it after a pattern of My own.
If these young children are docile and obedient,
bless Me for it;
if they are forward,
call upon Me for help;
if they weary thee,
I will be thy consolation;
if thou sink under thy burden,
I will be thy reward.
Watch over them tenderly, be just and kind.
If thy heart is not large enough to embrace them,
I will enlarge it after a pattern of My own.
If these young children are docile and obedient,
bless Me for it;
if they are forward,
call upon Me for help;
if they weary thee,
I will be thy consolation;
if thou sink under thy burden,
I will be thy reward.
(Elliot, Amy Charmichael, p204)
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