Check the Rebel Sigh

And the rising doubt, too.

Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh;
Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear.
To check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh,
Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.

Yep, Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart was one of the songs we sang in church tonight.

That is quite the stanza — so pertinent to me!

I’m just noticing, though, that the author seemed to think the patience learned through unanswered prayer would check both rising doubts and rebel sighs.

Oh. My.

It seems I’ve certainly had plenty of some of those…

A Heart Caressed

I stood at our dining table not that long ago this evening, droopy of eye and droopy of spirit.

Scanning the table for something different, I saw it: a little, dark blue, hardcover book. Daily Strength for Daily Needs, declares the gold print on the spine.

I opened it randomly. Oh, hey! A day-by-day devotional book. And what, pray tell, might I find for today? Read it all

Above all, love God!