War knows no Power?

War knows no Power?

Dear! Of all happy in the hour, most blest He who has found our hid security, Assured in the dark tides of the world that rest, And heard our word, ‘Who is so safe as we?’   We have found safety with all things undying, The winds, and morning, tears of men and...
I  took the road less travelled

I took the road less travelled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;   Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it...
Not far to go by the way of love

Not far to go by the way of love

It is not far to go For you are near, It is not far to go for you are here, And not by travelling, Lord, We come to you, but by the way of love, and we love you.   Amy Carmichael (1867 – 1951), Edges of His Way,...
Am I talking to myself?

Am I talking to myself?

They tell me, Lord, that when I seem To be in speech with you, Since you make no replies, it’s all a dream One talker aping two.   And so it is, but not as they Falsely believe. For I Seek in myself the thing I meant to say, And lo! The wells are dry.   Then, seeing...
Resentful friend

Resentful friend

Hello it is me, Your old friend and your old enemy, Your loving friend who often neglects you, Your complicated friend, Your utterly perplexed and decidedly resentful friend, Partly loving, partly hating, partly not caring. It is me.   Harry Williams...