by revd | Apr 20, 2022 | Believers
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,...
by revd | Apr 20, 2022 | Believers
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...
by revd | Apr 20, 2022 | Believers
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...
by revd | Apr 20, 2022 | Believers
He placed a prayer-wheel where the wild winds dance, And some complained his piety was lazy; But then his thoughts on prayer were rather lazy; Yet God attended to his suppliance. He knelt on scarlet plush before his Lord’ And mumbled words of ancient litanies, But...
by revd | Apr 20, 2022 | Believers
Prayer is like watching for the Kingfisher. All you can do is Be where he is likely to appear, and Wait. Often nothing happens; There is space, silence and Expectancy. No visible sign, only the Knowledge that he’s been there, And may come again. Seeing or not seeing...
