'It is the Lord's mercy, to give you breathings after life, and cries to Him against that which oppresses you; and happy will you be, when He will fill your soul with that which He has given you to breathe after. Be not troubled; for if troubles abound, and there be tossing, and storms, and tempests, and no peace, nor anything visible left to support; yet, lie still, and sink beneath, till a secret hope stir, which will stay the heart in the midst of all these, until the Lord administer comfort, who knows how and what relief to give to the weary traveller, that knows not where it is, nor which way to look, nor where to expect a path.'
Issac Penington
In short, 'Be still and know that I am God'. To pursue after God, and yet, be still. An interesting juxapostion.
Ooo Love that quote.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quotation by our dear Mr. Pennington.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Christmas-scape, the lights, the silver. Awe. How well these two fit together.