Faint not;
the miles to heaven
are but few
and short.
–Samuel Rutherford
The God of the universe
who made the stars
with a whisper of His breath,
who holds the oceans in His palm,
who fashioned redwood trees,
He is for us, on our side.
–Mary DeMuth
The strong hands of God
twisted the crown of thorns
into a crown of glory;
and in such hands we are safe.
–Charles Williams
(1886 – 1945)
Gentle us, Holy One,
into an unclenched moment,
a deep breath,
a letting go of heavy expectations,
of shriveling anxieties,
of dead certainties, that,
softened by the silence,
surrounded by the light,
and open to the mystery,
we may be found by wholeness,
upheld by the unfathomable,
entranced by the simple,
and filled with the joy that is you.
–Ted Loder
May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And the rain fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again, May God hold you
In the palm of his hand.
–Irish Blessing
The day may bring many strange things to us,
perplexing or painful or disappointing;
but this stands strong: our prayer
has not been turned away,
nor His lovingkindness.
–Amy Carmichael (1867-1951)
Edges of His Ways
We must never get into the habit
of being preoccupied with the future.
There is no reason to do so.
God is there.
–Mother Teresa of Calcutta
In everyone’s life, at some time,
our inner fire goes out.
It is then burst into flame
by an encounter with
another human being.
We should all be thankful
for those people who
rekindle the inner spirit.
–Albert Schweitzer
The night is long,
and dark, and stormy,
but the morning must come;
and oh what a sunrise
will it be!
–John Angell James
(1785 – 1859)