The Lord’s Tender Mercy
By F. M. Bragg
BRO. WHITE: As I review the great goodness of the Lord to me, through my past life, my heart is filled with gladness and I feel to say, Truly the Lord is of tender mercy. How wisely and tenderly he leads his people to correct their errors and fit them for translation. I am thankful for the means in use for our admonition. I desire to obey and follow the good Shepherd. My great lack of the Christian graces, gentleness, meekness and patience, comes up before me as I approach the throne of grace, and it is only through the merits and righteousness of a Saviour that I can approach our heavenly Father by prayer and supplication. Oh how precious the forgiving mercy and tender love of the Saviour. He is merciful to the chiefest of sinners. I will trust his righteousness and believe his precious promises. They are even for one as weak, frail and wayward as I have been. The Lord is good. I will praise him for his tender compassion toward me. We rejoice that the servants of the Lord have been measurably raised from sickness and affliction. We believe they will be fully restored to health and usefulness. We desire to so live that we can help sustain them. F. M. BRAGG.
Cambridge, Wis., July 21, 1866.