From The Valley of Vision
My Dear Lord,
I depend wholly upon thee,
wean me from all other dependences.
Thou art my all, thou dost overrule all
and delight in me.Thou art the foundation of goodness,
how can I distrust thee?
how be anxious about what happens to me?
In the light of thy preciousness
the world and all its enjoyments are infinitely poor:I value the favour of men no more than pebbles.
Amid the blessings I receive from thee
may I never lose the heart of a stranger.May I love thee, my Benefactor, in all my benefits,
not forgetting that my greatest danger arises from my advantages.
Produce in me self-despair that will make Jesus precious to me,
delightful in all his offices,
pleasurable in all his ways,
and may I love his commands as well as his promises.Help me to discern between true and false love,
the one consisting of spreme love to thee,
the other not,
the former uniting thy glory and man’s happiness
that they may become one common interest,
the latter disjointing and separating them both,
seeking th elatter with neglect of the former.Teach me that genuine love is different in kind from that wrought by rational arguments
or the motive of self-interest, that such love is a pleasing passion affording
joy to the mind where it is.Grant me grace to distinguish
between the genuine and the false,
and to rest in thee who art all love.
Have a blessed weekend, friends!
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Jim and I joke sometimes that “the cobbler’s children have no shoes”, meaning he keeps giving copies of this little book away! I have to confiscate the next one we get
So, so beautiful – thank you for sharing!
That’s how it is at our house, too, Sara. The book we always give away is The Gospel Primer. Have you heard of it? We can’t keep enough copies of those little guys around!
I’ve sensed a heavy heart lately from you, my dear friend. I have been thinking much of you. And while your heart may be heavy and your words spoken here a ministry to yourself, you are blessing so many others. Blogs that offer superficial advice are a dime a dozen, but you have a pearl here because you speak of the Pearl of greatest price! Thank you!
My husband and I came across a band in the last year that I think you might enjoy….Page CXVI. You can find them here: http://pagecxvi.com/
I listen to their hymn albums over and over again. It wasn’t until last week that one song in particular caught my attention. The hymn is Father Hear the Prayer We Offer. They do much of their own adaptions of traditional hymns. The ending lyrics are this…
Let our path be bright or dreary,
Storm or sunshine be our share;
May our souls in hope unweary
Make Thy work our ceaseless prayer.
I trust these words are a comfort to you! Keep up the good fight!
Thank you, friend. I have been feeling overwhelmed and weary. I am encouraged by this and am always up for new music. Thank you! Hugs to you…