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Show Alorning Prayers. "Good morning!" It is a very simple matter, yet acquaintances would wonder, or possibly be offended, if any one forgot or neglected this simple sim-ple act of politeness and token of friendship. Xow there is One who is always more near to us than any of our friends; One who loves us more dearly than the fondest mother; One who just yearns for that mark of affection, the "Good morning." It is God Almighty himself. How often people pass Him by without as much as noticing Him! Yet they demand as a matter of course that He should provide for their minutest wants during that very day! They demand the enjoyment of His company in" heaven', though they slight Him days without number on earth. What if they slighted their friends and neighbors in like manner Would they be welcome at the banquet, fable, or at some game, after such rudeness, not to ?say unfriendliness t i |