Poems by Various Authors
Until it be according unto mine?
But no, Lord, no, that shall never be, rather
I pray Thee blend my human will with Thine.
I pray Thee hush the hurrying eager longing
I pray Thee soothe the pangs of keen desire.
See in my quiet places wishes thronging,
Forbid them, Lord, purge, though it be with fire.
And work in me to will and do Thy pleasure.
Let all within me, peaceful, reconciled,
Tarry content my Wellbeloved's leisure,
At last, at last, even as a weaned child. - Amy Carmichael
And thrill a man,
And skill a man
When God wants to mold a man
To play the noblest part;
To create so great and bold a man
That all the world shall be amazed,
Watch His methods, watch His ways!
Whom He royally elects!
How He hammers him and hurts him,
And with mighty blows converts him
Only God understands;
While his tortured heart is crying
And he lifts beseeching hands!
When his good He undertakes;
How He uses whom He chooses,
And which every purpose fuses him;
By every act induces him
To try His splendor out-
God knows what He’s about.
cannot be seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller
I’m whispering, “I get lost! That's why I chose this way”
I’m confessing that I stumble - needing God to be my guide
I’m professing that I’m weak and pray for strength to carry on
I’m admitting that I've failed and cannot ever pay the debt
I submit to my confusion asking humbly to be taught
My flaws are far too visible but God believes I’m worth it
I have my share of heartache which is why I seek His name
I have no authority -- I only know I’m loved
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow --
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if Hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand --
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep -- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
- Edgar Allan Poe
When God Made Cats
When God made the world, He chose to put animals in it, and decided to give each whatever it wanted. All the animals formed a long line before His throne, and the cat quietly went to the end of the line. To the elephant and the bear He gave strength, to the rabbit and the deer, swiftness; to the owl, the ability to see at night, to the birds and the butterflies, great beauty; to the fox, cunning; to the monkey, intelligence; to the dog, loyalty; to the lion, courage; to the otter, playfulness. And all these were things the animals begged of God. At last he came to the end of the line, and there sat the little cat, waiting patiently. "What will YOU have?" God asked the cat.
The cat shrugged modestly. "Oh, whatever scraps you have left over. I don't mind."
"But I'm God. I have everything left over."
"Then I'll have a little of everything, please."
And God gave a great shout of laughter at the cleverness of this small animal, and gave the cat everything she asked for, adding grace and elegance and, only for her, a gentle purr that would always attract humans and assure her a warm and comfortable home.
But he took away her false modesty.
- Lenore Fleischer
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What Is a Cat
Gentle eyes
that see so much,
paws that have
the quiet touch.
Purrs to signal
"all is well"
and show more love
than words can tell.
touched with pride,
a calming presence
by our side.
A friendship
that will last and grow,
small wonder
why we love them so.
...Author Unknown
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child, a garden patch,
or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;
This is to have succeeded.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Labels: Amy Carmichael, Carol Wimmer, Cats, Edgar Allan Poe, encouragement, inspirational, inspirations, Lenore Fleischer, Poems, Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, religious, spiritual, Wisdom
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