Category Archives: Timeless Wisdom

The Way Home

“We are like little children strayed from home, and God is now fetching us home; and we are ready to turn into any house, stay and play with everything in our way, and sit down on every green bank, and … Continue reading

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Trading Spaces

  John 14:2 (NKJV) In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. Mansions, rooms — moné in Greek, meaning dwellings or permanent residences. “The house itself … Continue reading

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Timeless Repentance

  This ancient prayer of repentance says it well.   “O Lord, forgive me my sins, the sins of my youth, and my present sins, the sin that my parents cast upon me, original sin, and the sins that I … Continue reading

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Holy, Holy, Holy

“Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea; Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.” Reginald Heber, 1826   Lent is the perfect time … Continue reading

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Fasting: More than Food

“Let the hands fast by being pure from plundering and avarice. Let the feet fast by ceasing from running to unlawful spectacles. Let the eyes fast, being taught never to fix themselves rudely on handsome faces, or to busy themselves … Continue reading

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Perfect Knowledge

“Most high and glorious God, enlighten the darkness of my heart and give me, Lord, a correct faith, a certain hope, a perfect charity, sense and knowledge, so that I may carry out Your holy and true command. Amen.” Francis of … Continue reading

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My Light

“Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; naught be all else to me, save that thou art– thou my best thought by day or by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.” Versifier: Eleanor H. Hull Translator: … Continue reading

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Unfailing Light

“We must build our faith, not on the fading light, but on the light that never fails.” Oswald Chambers “My Utmost for His Highest” The Light that Never Fails, April 22     Good morning, Lord. I get up while … Continue reading

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Turn Fury to Peace

“Praise to the Lord, who, when tempests their warfare are waging, Who, when the elements madly around thee are raging, Biddeth them cease, turneth their fury to peace, Whirlwinds and waters assuaging.” Joachim Neander, 1680 Trans. by Catherine Winkworth, 1863 … Continue reading

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Still See

“Heart of my heart, whatever befall, Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.” Irish Hymn, Bí Thusa ‘mo Shúile Trans. Mary E. Byrne, 1905     Good morning, Lord. Keep my eyes focused on You … ever and always. … Continue reading

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