Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace.
John Greenleaf Whittier wrote this beautiful old hymn, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind.
I can't remember the last time we met as the church and sang this song of prayer to God.
And yet I believe this is a prayer we all could pray with deep sincerity.
I know we want our strivings to cease. I know we need the beauty of His peace.
But if it's going to happen we must pray and we must be in a receptive mood.
We must be open and receptive to the dews of quietness that God is dropping on us.
Then and only then will our spirits be quieted, our strivings cease and we see the beauty of His peace
Beautiful! Have a great week, Clif!
ReplyDeleteThis is very beautiful and much needed! Thank you so much for sharing this. Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteOh how true, how much I seek His peace. Have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful Clif! I know I seem to have a hard time entering into His rest. Thanks for this.:)
ReplyDeleteAmen! This is beautiful! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sandi
Really lovely.
ReplyDeletebeautiful Cliff. thank you. Have a great weekend. Sarah
ReplyDeleteI was immediately taken with your header, Clif ... then somewhat abashed, realizing I'm not often open and receptive.
ReplyDeleteThis is good! ... Thank you!
Blessings Clif and thank you for these beautiful thoughts! May I be more receptive each day in the stillness and the beauty of His peace! I was touched & blessed greatly by this and will think more often as I pray of this hymn and whisper it as my prayer too!
ReplyDeleteVery soothing and so true. I needed to hear that. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this encouraging post. I enjoy sitting quietly at Jesus's feet.
ReplyDeleteWe need to try, as Paul says, to live in peace.
ReplyDeletethank you for your beautiful and gentle reminder!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great post. Yes...how much we DO strive these days...even striving in spiritual things, not just the worldly troubles battering us. God's grace is sufficient. We just have to find that spot where we ...be still, and claim it...once again. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteThank you. This is the first time I had heard this. It is a GREAT PRAYER and very timely in this day. Bless you.
ReplyDeleteI just made the connection that you are married to Charlotte, the Charlotte of Spiritual Sundays. Is that right? As a book lover I always love coming to your page and seeing what new things are up. Today is no exception. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is so important to be receptive...with anticipation for God's guidance.
ReplyDeletePraise God for His peace that overcomes striving every time.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Clif. I love the hymns. What a treasure trove they hold.
ReplyDeleteWe don't sing them enough.
Have a blessed week.
That is beautiful, Clif. I love that hymn. Thanks for your visit today.
ReplyDeleteBlessings ~
It has been a long~long time since I have heard this song. I was going to use the word cease for the c in focus, I think that's a pretty powerful word.
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Ginger
This is a new hymn to me thank you for sharing it. Have a joyful week.
ReplyDeleteThis is a new hymn to me thank you for sharing it. Have a joyful week.
ReplyDeleteWonderful thoughts.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Myrna
Thanks.. In reading your blog I noticed you do book reviews and I thought what a great idea I could do that on my blog from time to time. Then I thought authors do book signings.. So last week I went to my first book signing at a Barnes&Noble.. Now I have my first "signed" book and have read about half of it. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot.. A very thought provoking book. At some point in time I will review the book but I just want to thank you for adding a new dimension to my life.
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