A Vow to Serve the Lord
By E. W. Darling
THOUGH my experience be small, I can adopt the language of the psalmist, "I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications; because he hath inclined his ear unto me; therefore will I call upon him as long as I live." Many times have I called upon the Lord in trouble and he has heard me, and delivered me out of my distresses; but seldom, if ever, did I take upon me to promise anything in view of mercies to be received, till a short time since, when brought by sickness near the grave. Then did I promise that if the Lord would spare my life, I would serve him better. My prayer is, Lord, teach me how to serve thee better. Forbid that I should be like those who forget their vows when they are at ease, or speak of them only as a subject of sport or ridicule. E. W. DARLING.
Beaver, Minn.