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Mary Wilder Tileston

Mary Wilder Tileston

Very little is known about the author of Joy and Strength, Mary Wilder (Foote) Tileston (1843-1934), except her love of spiritual literature. Although she lived in the 19th century, her devotional selections capture biblical truths and values that will always endure. Joy and Strength is a compilation of thoughts and writings from giants of the faith including St. Augustine, Thomas a Kempis, Frederick William Faber and hundred of others. A previous book compiled by Tileston, Daily Strength for Daily Needs, shares the same love of literature and insight presented in Joy and Strength.
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Mary Wilder Tileston

Do All

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 1 CORINTHIANS 10:31 THY glory alone, 0 God, be the end of all that I say; Let it shine in every deed, let it kindle the prayers that I pray; Let it burn in my innermost soul, till the shadow of self pass away, And t... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Do All Things For Jesus' Sake

Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him. COLOSSIANS 3:17 YEA, through life, death, through sorrow and through sinning, He shall suffice me, for He hath sufficed: Christ is the end, for Christ was the beginning; Christ the beg... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Do Not Despair

Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. PSALMS 43: 5 IN prayer we own Thee, Father, at our side, Not always feel or taste Thee; and, 't is well, So, hour by hour, courageous fa... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Doing God's Work...or God's Will?

Then said I, Lo, I came... to do Thy will, 0 God. HEBREWS 10:7 Commit thy works unto the Lord. PROVERBS 16:3 OH, let Thy wisdom be my guide, Nor take Thy light from me away; Thy grace be over at my side, That from Thy path I may not stray; But, feeling that Thy hand is o'er me, In steadfast faith my... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Doing His Will

He saith unto them, Follow me . . . and they straightway left their nets, and followed Him. MATTHEW 4:19,20 JESUS calls us; o'er the tumult Of our life's wild, restless sea, Day by day His sweet voice soundeth, Saying, "Christian, follow me." As of old St. Andrew heard it By the Galilean lake, Turne... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Doing the Small Things as They Come in Life

With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men. EPHESIANS 6:7 YET take the tiny stones which I have wrought, Just one by one, as they were given by Thee, Not knowing what came next in Thy wise thought. Set each stone by Thy Master-hand of grace; Form the mosaic as Thou wilt for me, And... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Doing What Christ Demands

They loved not their lives unto the death. REVELATION 12:11 Our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:9,10 Be ours the faith that sees Thee stand Beside the throne of God on high, To succor with Thy strong right hand T... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Draws All Men

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me. JOHN 12:32 We know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. 1 JOHN 3:2 FOR if Christ be born within, Which the soul had lost through sin, God's own image fair and clear, And the soul serene an... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Duty to All

Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. MATTHEW 25:45 Abide ye here, and watch with me. MATTHEW 26: 38 (R. V.) IF to-day thou turn'st aside In thy luxury and pride, Wrapped within thyself, and blind To the sorrows of thy kind, Thou a faithless watch dost keep, Th... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Dying to Self

The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink? --JOHN 18:11 Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. --ROMANS 12:2 WE are often greatly hindered in the fulfilment of our duties by an unconscious clinging ... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Earth and Heaven

If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 HIS perfect peace has swept from sight The narrow bounds of time and space, And, looking up with still delight, We catch the glory of His face. AUGUSTA LARNED IN every mom... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Effort in Prayer

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same. COLOSSIANS 4:2 BUT if distractions manifold prevail, And if in this we must confess we fail, Grant us to keep at least a prompt desire, Continual readiness for prayer and praise, An altar heaped and waiting to take fire With the least spark, and leap into a... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Established in His Will

Fear thou not; for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. ISAIAH 41:10 DO like a child and lean and rest Upon thy Father's arm; Pour out thy troubles on His breast, And thou sh... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Everyone's Responsibility

Your life is hid with Christ in God. --COLOSSIANS 3:3 Put on therefore a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving each other; even as the Lord forgave you so also do ye. --COLOSSIANS 3:12-13 (R. V.) IT is not the deed we do, Though the deed be nev... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Exercising Simple Faith

In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. --ISAIAH 30:15 BE Still, MY soul--for just as thou art still, Can God reveal Himself to thee; until Through thee His love, and light, and life can freely flow. In stillness God can work through thee and reach The souls around thee. He then throu... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Expecting Great Things

Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abun.dantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. --EPHESIANS 3:20,21 ALL the simplest, most living, and most genuine Christian... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Experience His Rest

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee; the Lord make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; the Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. NUMBERS 6:24-26 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. DEUTERONOMY 33:27 THOU wilt in time experien... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Faithful in Ordinary Things

Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully,and with a perfect heart. 2 CHRONICLES 19:9 IN little things of common life, There lies the Christian's noblest strife, When he does conscience make Of every thought and throb within; And words and looks of self and sin Crushes for Jesus' sake. J.... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Fear Not!

Fear not; I am the first and the last, and the Living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. REVELATION 1:18 (R. V.) LET all things seen and unseen, Their notes of gladness blend, For Christ the Lord is risen, Our Joy that hath no end. ST... Read More
Mary Wilder Tileston

Fear of Trying

Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. DEUTERONOMY 5:32 NO duty, however hard and perilous, should be feared one-half so much as failure in the duty. People sometimes shrink from responsibility, saying they ... Read More

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