A Letter To A Friend – February 24th, 1866
My dear Friend,
You ask me a question, and inquire for a recipe which I can by no means give, and which, if I could, would neither satisfy nor be of any service to you. I believe that we, of ourselves, can neither obtain nor maintain the presence of God, that His visitations are as sovereign as His grace, but are directed by infinite wisdom.
There is an expression in the Ephesians well worth considering. “Wherein He has abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence” (Eph. 1:8). His abounding is in the riches of His grace; and yet it is guided by wisdom and directed by prudence. So that He knows how and when to give out of these abounding riches.
I hope you still continue your little meeting together. I found it good to be there when at______.
Yours affectionately in the truth,
J. C. P.
Jesus is LORD! 
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