,,dean',s ,illustrated ,farthing ,books4 ,,london3 ,,dean ,,son1 #aa1 ,ludgate ,hill4 #da ,,in ,,god ,,do ,i ,,put ,,my ,,trust4 ,,mother1 what did the psalmist mean when he said1 ',preserve me1 ,o ,god6 for in ,thee do ,i put my trust8' ,do you remember the little girl we saw walking with her father in the woods last week8 ,oh1 yes1 mother2 was she not beautiful8 ,she was a gentle1 loving little thing1 and her father was very kind to her4 ,do you remember what she said1 when they came to the narrow bridge over the brook8 ,i do not like to talk about the bridge1 mother1 it makes me giddy4 ,do you believe it is safe--just those two planks laid across1 and no railing8 ,if she had stepped a little to one side1 she would have fallen into the water4 ,do you remember what she said8 ,yes4 ,she stopped a minute1 as if she did not like to go over1 and then looked up in her father's face1 and asked him to take hold of her hand1 and said1 ',you will take care of me1 father dear2 ,i don't feel afraid when you take hold of my hand1' ,and her father looked so lovingly upon her1 and took tight hold of her hand1 as if she were very precious to him4 ,i think ,david felt like that little girl when he wrote the words which you have just read4 ,was ,david going over a bridge1 mother8 ,not such a bridge as the one in the woods2 but he had come to some place of difficulty in his life1 and whenever he was in any way troubled1 he looked up to ,god1 just as the little girl did to her father1 and said1 ',preserve me1 ,o ,god6' ,it is the same as if he had said1 ',please take care of me1 my kind ,heavenly ,father2 ,i do not feel afraid1 if you take hold of my hand4' ,oh1 mother1 how beautiful6 ,but ,god did not really take hold of ,david's hand1 and lead him through the trouble6 ,no2 but ,god loves ,his children who trust in ,him--who feel safe in his care--just as the father did his little daughter2 and though ,he does not take hold of their hands1 ,he knows how to make them feel as peaceful and easy as if ,he did4 ,mother1 can ,i be one of ,god's children8 ,yes1 my dear2 if you love ,him1 and trust ,him1 and try to please ,him1 ,he will call you ,his own1 and lead you all your life1 and make you very happy4 ,will there be any bridges in my life8 ,i mean1 shall ,i have troubles8 ,now1 ,i have not any1 have ,i8 ,i have not to look up to ,god1 and ask ,him to take care of me8 ,you must not think great troubles are the only ones we have to meet with4 ,you will have many small troubles1 and will need to look to your ,heavenly ,father to take care of you through them4 ,what troubles do you think ,i shall have1 mother8 ,you had one this morning4 ,sarah was unkind to you1 and you were sadly grieved4 ,could ,i go to ,god with such troubles8 ,yes1 my dear2 you can tell ,him1 just as you would me1 all your unhappiness1 and ask ,him to comfort you4 ,mother1 ,i am very glad we read that ,psalm this morning4 ,i think ,i love ,god better already1 and ,i hope ,i shall always trust ,him4 ,i hope you will2 and if you begin when you are a little girl1 you will learn better and better about ,him1 and be far happier than those who have no such friend to go to in trouble4 ,why1 cannot everybody go to ,god with their wants8 ,certainly1 if they will2 but a great many people never tell ,him their troubles--never ask ,him to forgive them1 nor to take care of them4 ,they did not begin in their childhood1 and it is difficult to learn these trusts when we are old4 ,oh6 ,i hope ,i shall learn it now1 while you can help me1 mother4 ,god alone can help you1 my child2 ask ,him to teach you to trust ,him4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,transcriber's ,notes3 ,missing or obscured punctuation was silently corrected4 ,typographical errors were silently corrected4 ,illustrations without caption were dropped4 ,spelling was corrected in these #b words3 npon - upon rather - father ---------------------------------------- --------------------------------