A Cogent Plea

But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we are all the work of thy hand. Isaiah 64:8 A plea! But now, O Lord! There is another side to our case, Thy side, the divine, the eternal, the unchangeable side, the aspect that concerns Thy faithfulness, and the glory of Thy name! Hitherto we presented our side. And considering all that is with us, there can be no hope. All is dark, and there is no prospect of light, even of the faintest glimmer; all is...