Nothing Before, Nothing Behind

 

Nothing before,

nothing behind:

The steps of Faith

fall on the

 Seeming void

and find

The Rock beneath.

 

~ John Greenleaf Whittier

Out In The Fields With God

 

 

 The little cares that fretted me,

I lost them yesterday,
Among the fields above the sea,
Among the winds that play,
Among the lowing of the herds,
The rustling of the trees,
Among the singing of the birds,
The humming of the bees.

 

The foolish fears of what might pass,
I cast them all away.
Among the clover-scented grass,
Among the new-mown hay,
Among the rustling of the corn,
Where drowsy poppies nod,
Where ill thoughts die and good are born ---
Out in the fields with God!

 

 

Peace

 

 

With eager heart and will on fire,
I strove to win my great desire.
"Peace shall be mine," I said; but life
Grew bitter in the barren strife.

 

My soul was tired, and my pride
Was wounded deep: to Heaven I cried,
"God grant me peace or I must die,"
The dumb stars glittered no reply.

 

Broken at last, I bowed my head,
Forgetting all myself, and said,
"Whatever comes, His will be done,"
And in that moment peace was won.

 

~ Henry Van Dyke

My Daily Prayer

 

 God, be my resting place and my protection

In hours of trouble, defeat, and dejection...

May I never give away to self-pity and sorrow,

May I always be sure of a better tomorrow,

May I stand undaunted come what may

Secure in the knowledge I have only to pray

And ask my Creator and Father above

To keep me serene in His grace and His love!

 

~ Helen Steiner Rice

Peace Is

Peace

is the

tranquility

of order...

 

~ St. Augustine