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Four Minute Essays By Dr. Frank Crane: 101 total pages.

FOUR MINUTE ESSAYS 147 Thou washest my heart clean as the priest's. Thou givest me a holy ambition to do my work well, that I also may be a de­vout craftsman. Thou teachest me subtle ways to resist despair, to master my pas­sions, to heal unworthy weakness; the rare medicine of Thy presence is for me, too, as well as for the cloistered monk or meditating scholar. Teach me to be great, among the many who are content to be called great. Reveal to me the satisfaction of virtue, the inner rewards of loyalty, helpfulness, and self-control. Let me be an unusual person because of that simplicity of heart and that lovableness of nature that I learn from Thee. May I also touch the infinite and share the divine current that thrills all high souls. Save me from the bogs of pettiness, from 148 FOUR MINUTE ESSAYS egotism, self-pity, envy, and all the corro­sives that mar life. I do not serve in the temple; mine is no solemn office nor critical station; but I thank Thee that the river of God flows through the streets of the city, and that whosoever will may drink.

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