“May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.” ~ I Thessalonians 3:12 ~
“No man ever saw God and lived”; and yet I shall not live till I see God; and when I have seen Him I shall never die. What have I ever seen in this world that hath been truly the same thing that it seemed to me? I have seen marble buildings, and a chip, a crust, a plaster, a face of marble hath peeled off, and I see brick-bowels within. I have seen beauty, and a strong breath from another tells me that complexion is from without, not from a sound constitution within. I have seen the state of princes, and all that is but ceremony; and I would be loath to put a master of ceremonies to define ceremony and tell me what it is, and to include so various a thing as ceremony in so constant a thing as a definition. I see a great officer, and I see a man of mine own profession, of great revenues, and I see not the interest of the money that was paid for it, I see not the pensions nor the annuities that are charged upon that office or that church. As he that fears God fears nothing else, so he that sees God sees everything else. When we shall see God sicuti est, as He is, we shall see all things sicuti sunt, as they are; for that’s their essence, as they conduce to His glory. We shall be no more deluded with outward appearances: for when this sight which we intend here comes, there will be no delusory thing to be seen. All that we have made as though we saw in this world will be vanished, and I shall see nothing but God, and what is in Him.”
~ John Donne ~
“We who in a mystery represent the Cherubim and sing the thrice-holy hymn to the life giving Trinity: Let us lay aside the cares of this world; for now we are to receive the King of all who comes accompanied by unseen hosts of anglels, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.”
~ Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ~
Blessings ~ Sabbath ~ great love ~ Jesus Christ ~ “As he that fears God fears nothing else, so he that sees God sees everything else” ~
Dei Gratia,
Sandra
Mountain Woman says
Absolutely beautiful and inspiring.
KathyB. says
As His sheep, we have only a glimpse, a mere reflection of Him.Yet it is so easy to puff ourselves up and consider ourselves wise and knowing in His ways. The old cliche' "the more I know, the more I know I don't know.." is so true.
Great quotations!
Kathy in KY says
The Psalm 86:13 speaks to me because I am reading about getting stuck in "pits" in life that I need to be delivered from. I am reading Beth Moore's book Get Out of That Pit – and it is powerful, and I am also using the journal for the book. It has opened my eyes to see God's deliverance, and his saving power that no human is capable of. Thanks for sharing these wonderful passages on this Sabbath. Take care, from KY.
LindaSueBuhl says
"Faithfulness in little things is a big thing."
Chrysostom
we are so blessed to have a faithful Father and His creation to enjoy – Soli Deo gloria