Thought for May 7

[Thought for the Day]

    Frequently the patience of the mother is taxed with these numerous
little trials that seem scarcely worth attention. Mischievous hands and
restless feet create a  great amount of labor and perplexity for the
mother. She has to hold fast the reins of self-control, or impatient
words will slip from her tongue. She almost forgets herself time and
again, but a silent prayer to her pitying Redeemer calms her nerves, and
she is enabled to hold the reins of self-control with quiet dignity. She
speaks with calm voice, but it has cost her an effort to restrain harsh
words and subdue angry feelings which, if expressed, would have
destroyed her influence, which it would have taken time to regain.
Adventist Home, p. 242