He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor.
All the ways of this world are as fickle and unstable as a sudden storm at sea.
We abide in God insofar as we do not sin.
And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.
Unfurl the sails, and let God steer us where He will.
No man taketh away sins (which the law, though holy, just and good, could not take away), but He in whom there is no sin.