Never say you have no time to look at lovely things--clouds and flowers and butterflies, green leaves and flashing wing....In a hurry you may be but as you rush along-snatch a second now and then to hear the blackbird's song.
Make a quiet minute in the turmoil of the day--a hallowed instant here and there, a space to pause and pray....If from worldly thoughts you never take a moment's rest--you will find at journey's end that you have missed the best.... missed life's secret meaning as you bustled to and fro--dazzled by the whirl and glitter of the passing show....Midst the many voices left the inner voice be heard. Make a silence, stand quite still, and let God say a word.
Make a quiet minute in the turmoil of the day--a hallowed instant here and there, a space to pause and pray....If from worldly thoughts you never take a moment's rest--you will find at journey's end that you have missed the best.... missed life's secret meaning as you bustled to and fro--dazzled by the whirl and glitter of the passing show....Midst the many voices left the inner voice be heard. Make a silence, stand quite still, and let God say a word.
Forget the times of trouble, but not the truths they taught. Forget the days of sorrow, but not the strength they brought. Forget the bitter moments when heaven seemed unkind--but don't forget the lessons learned: the riches left behind.
The faith, the wisdom and the peace: the harvest of the years. The grain that none can gather in except with toil and tears. Forget the storm you battled through. Forget the heavy load--but not the light that led you safely down the lonely road.
Friends
When I think about the future all seems dark to me. Everything is veiled in shadows of uncertainty... But when I think about my friends, my heart is comforted--I am given strength to face whatever lies ahead.
There'll be burdens to be borne along an unknown road--but always there'll be somebody to help me with the load--someone somewhere needing me. And so my prayer ascends. Every morning every day I thank God for my friends.
07-Sept-08 12:53 pm
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