Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

her attention to your comfort, is appreciated and
returned. Seek her opinion and approval in
whatever you engage in. Respect her judgment. Do
not feel that you know all that is worth knowing.
A house with love in it, where love is expressed
in words and looks and deeds, is a place where
angels love to manifest their presence, and hallow
the scene by rays of light from glory. There the
humble household duties have a charm in them.
None of life's duties will be unpleasant to your
wife under such circumstances. She will perform
them with cheerfulness of spirit and will be like a
sunbeam to all around her, and she will be making
melody in her heart to the Lord. At present she
feels that she has not your heart's affections. You
have given her occasion to feel thus. You perform
the necessary duties devolving upon you as head of
the family, but there is a lack. There is a serious
lack of love's precious influence which leads to
kindly attentions. Love should be seen in the looks
and manners, and heard in the tones of the voice.
Your wife does not venture to open her heart to
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