Most mornings I read from a devotional called, Whispers of His Power, by Amy Carmichael. She was a woman who lived not for the passing pleasures of this age, but by God's grace she set her heart and mind on the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Therefore, she is a woman to follow and emulate. The following is taken from the above devotional.
"Col. 3:12 (Way1): Array yourseleves, then, as God's chosen ones, His consecrated and dearly loved ones, in a heart of sympathay, in kindness, in lowliness, in gentleness, in tireless patience.
An Australian poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon, who was born more than 100 years ago, wrote:
'Life is mostly froth and bubble.
Two things stand like stone:
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own.'
Life is not mostly froth and bubble if you are living for the things eternal. But it is perfectly true of the life that has not for its center, Christ.
The last three lines are entirely true. Let us put them into our hearts and minds and live them. "
1 A. Way, The Letters of St. Paul (a translation)
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