# A Lent in earnest

Author: Guernsey, Lucy Ellen, 1826-1899

Genre: Devotional literature

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77163

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Lent+in+earnest+Guernsey&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

cultivation. Spiritual strength, and the power to resist temptation, are no exception to this rule. They must come from above, in the first place, and they must be continually watered from above if they are to live. You might better set a willow-tree in the midst of the great American Desert, and expect it to grow there without irrigation, as to expect any Christian grace or virtue to live in your heart without constant watering from the Divine Fountain, which gave it life in the first place.

## Chapters

- [i. 17), and thrives in the soil of this lower world only by careful](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-lent-in-earnest-77163/chapters/1/index.md)
- [i. 18) "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-lent-in-earnest-77163/chapters/2/index.md)