[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":4},["ShallowReactive",2],{"reading-1010":3},"OCTOBER 10 \nFret not (Psalm 37:1).\r\nThis to me is a Divine command; the same as \"Thou shalt not steaL\r\n\" Now let us get to the definition of fretting. One good definition   is, \"Made rough on the surface.\" \"Rubbed, or worn away\"; and a peevish, irrational, fault-finding person not only wears himself\r\nout, but is very wearing to others. To fret is to be in a state of\r\nvexation, and in this Psalm we are not only told not to fret because of evildoers, but to fret not \"in anywise.\" It is\r\ninjurious, and God does not want us to hurt ourselves.\r\nA physician will tell you that a fit of anger is more injurious to\r\nthe system than a fever, and a fretful disposition is not conducive\r\nto a healthy body; and you know rules are apt to work both ways,\r\nand the next step down from fretting is crossness, and that amounts to anger. Let us settle this matter, and be obedient to the\r\ncommand,\r\n\"Fret not.\" --Margaret Bottome.\r\nOVERHEARD IN AN ORCHARD Said the Robin to the Sparrow:\r\n\"I should really like to know\r\nWhy these anxious human beings\r\n\r\nRush about and worry so?\"\r\nSaid the Sparrow to the Robin:\r\n\"Friend, I think that it must be\r\nThat they have no Heavenly Father Such as cares for you and me.\"\r\n--Elizabeth Cheney.",1783499793933]