Categories
Faith

Sabbath Quiet: Walking With Grief

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. ~Revelation 21

Tahoe sunset

Walking With Grief

Do not hurry as you walk with grief; it does not help the journey.

Walk slowly, pausing often: do not hurry as you walk with grief.

 Be not disturbed by memories that come unbidden. Swiftly forgive; and let Christ speak for you unspoken words. Unfinished conversation will be resolved in Him.

Be not disturbed.

Be gentle with the one who walks with grief. If it is you, be gentle with yourself. Swiftly forgive; walk slowly, pausing often.

Take time, be gentle as you walk with grief.

Come Now

Come now live in us. Let us stay in You, since if we be all in You, we cannot be far from one another, though some may be in heaven and some upon earth.

George MacDonald, Scottish pastor and poet (1824-1905)

View from Lochhaven, Lake Tahoe, California

Lord, have mercy on all who weep today in Aurora, Colorado

 

Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail
Categories
Faith Life

Sabbath Quiet: Wisdom

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12

Let nothing ever grieve thee, distress thee, nor fret thee, heed God’s good will. My soul be still, compose thee.

Why brood all day in sorrow? Tomorrow, will bring thee God’s help benign and grace sublime in mercy.

Be true in all endeavor and ever ply bravely; what God decrees brings joy and peace, He’ll stay thee.

Amen

Paul Fleming, German Poet (1609-1640) Set to music by Johannes Brahms in 1856.

Photograph of ruins, Delphi, Greece by Kimberly Hanson


Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail