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February 16, 2007
Great is thy faithfulness
I have never been very interested in the second verse of one of my favourite hymns which reads as follows:
"Summer and winter and seedtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
Of Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love."
Lately, however, my mind is often turning toward these words and they have begun to take on new meaning for me. I am grateful for the passage of time - for the promise that life on this earth will not cease until all is at last fulfilled. But, more than that, I am grateful that time will continue to bring those months and years and seasons that form the core of our earthly experience.
I am grateful that this winter, which has seemed so dark and so long, will become spring soon. The days are lengthening little by little. (There is no White Witch in St Andrews, as far as I know.) I am grateful that every week is followed by the weekend and today, at the end of a particularly long week, I am grateful for Friday. It arrived, just like I knew it would. And now I face the comforting prospect of two full days spent with my husband.
| By j and b | 06:24 PM
Comments
You know that you're experiencing a taste of old age, don't you? Too bad I got there first. We already have spring here--the wind is howling!
Posted by: Sister Kari at February 20, 2007 05:14 PM
You guys don't get President's Day off out there, do you?
Posted by: Joe at February 20, 2007 03:39 AM