“I desire to bless and praise the name of God most high for appointing me my birth in a land of Gospel Light where the glorious tidings of a Saviour and of pardon and salvation through Him have been continually sounding in mine ears.” Has BeensLightDesireNamesLandMinesBirthEarsPraiseSalvationGloriousBlessPardonSaviourTidings Author:Robert Treat Paine
“O love, whose lordly hand Has bridled my desires, And raised my hunger and my thirst To dignity and pride, Let not the strong in me and the constant Eat the bread or drink the wine That tempt my weaker self. Let me rather starve, And let my heart parch with thirst, And let me die and perish, Ere I stretch my hand To a cup you did not fill, Or a bowl you did not bless.” HeartSelfHandsDesireDiesStrongPrideMy HeartDrinkDignityLet MeWineConstantRaisedHungerBreadCupsBlessBowlsThirstDignity And Pride Author:Khalil Gibran
“Jesus has many lovers of His kingdom of heaven, but he has few bearers of His Cross. Many desire His consolation, but few desire His tribulation. He finds many comrades in eating and drinking, but He finds few hands who will be with Him in His abstinence and fastingBut those who love Jesus purely for Himself, and not for their own profit or convenience, bless Him as heartily in temptation and tribulation and in all other adversities as they do in time of consolation. And if He never sent them consolation, they would still bless and praise Him.” IfsStillsHandsDesireJesusHeavenLoversEatingCrossesPraiseAdversityDrinkingProfitKingdomsTemptationBlessConsolationConvenienceComradeTribulationKingdom Of HeavenAbstinenceJesus LoveEating And Drinking Author:Thomas a Kempis