Sunday, January 27, 2013

Rest and Renew

"The service of the day is over, and the hour come to rest. We resign into Thy hands our sleeping bodies, our cold hearths and open doors...let our patience be renewed with dawn; as the sun lightens the world, so let our lovingkindness make bright this house of our habitation." ~Robert Louis Stevenson
"I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety." ~Psalm 4:8

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Home...

"The little house is not too small
To shelter friends who come to call.
Though low the roof and small its space
It holds the Lord's abounding grace,
And every simple room may be
Endowed with happy memory.

The little house, severly plain,
A wealth of beauty may contain.
Within it those who dwell may find
High faith which makes for peace of mind,
And that sweet understanding which
Can make the poorest cottage rich.

The little house can hold all things
From which the soul's contentment springs.
'Tis not too small for love to grow,
For all the joys that mortals know,
For mirth and song and that delight
Which make the humblest dwelling bright."
~Edgar A. Guest
 "Even the sparrow has found a home,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.
Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
They will still be praising You."
~Psalm 84:3-4