Sunday, November 8, 2009

Break....

"Tribulations cannot cease until God either sees us remade or sees that our remaking is now hopeless." C.S. Lewis - The Problem of Pain


Be still, my soul
; the Lord is on thy side;
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul; thy best, thy heavenly, Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

"[Pain] removes the veil; it plants the flag of truth within the fortress of a rebel soul." C.S. Lewis - The Problem of Pain


Be still, my soul; thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as He has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence, let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul; the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world." C.S. Lewis -The Problem of Pain


Be still, my soul, though dearest friends depart
And all is darkened in the vale of tears;

Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
Who comes to soothe thy sorrows and thy fears.
Be still, my soul; thy Jesus can repay
From His own fulness all He takes away.

"God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love." C.S. Lewis -The Problem of Pain


Be still, my soul; the hour is hastening on When we shall be forever with the Lord, When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone, Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored. Be still, my soul; when change and tears are past, All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.


...that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever...psalm 30:12


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