These daily Bible reading notes include a commentary and guidelines for prayer and reflection. "Give me the strength to carry on" is the heartfelt cry of many believers in this non-stop age. The task gets difficult, the burden heavy to carry. The legend of St Christopher tells the story of a large man who carried the Christ child across a river. When they were part of the way across, the child suddenly became so heavy that Christopher feared he was going to drop him. But from the heavy burden came the strength to continue and Christopher reached the side of the river in safety. This edition of "Words of Life" features the stories of Saul and Philip in the New Testament, as well as those of some remarkable modern-day believers. They all found that God did not take them out of their burdened situation, but, in the very midst of the hard task, gave them the strength to carry on.