Christ looks down upon our struggle in this world. He sees us toiling; all our battles and strifes He beholds. He sees us in the waves and in the storm. He sees us, not with the eye of calm spectator merely, but with the eyes of tenderest love. This is a great thought; if we can only get it into our hearts, it will give us wondrous courage in the hour of toil, sorrow, or struggle. Jesus knows when the battle is hard, when the night is dark, when the temptation is more than we can bear.
This reading was taken from Come Ye Apart
The text is for July 17 : Toiling in Rowing