conjectural navel gazing; jesus in lint form: sunday evening prayer (compline?)

conjectural navel gazing; jesus in lint form

Don't lose any opportunity, however small, of being gentle toward everyone. Don't rely on your own efforts to succeed in your various undertakings, but only on God's help. Then rest in his care of you, confident that he will do what is best for you, provided that you will, for your part, work diligently but gently. I say "gently" because a tense diligence is harmful both to our heart and to our task and is not really diligence, but rather over eagerness and anxiety...I recommend you to God's mercy. I beg him, through that same mercy, to fill you with his love. - Francis de Sales

May 20, 2006

sunday evening prayer (compline?)

I lie down this night with God
And God will lie down with me.
I lie down this night with Christ
And Christ will lie down with me.
I lie down this night with the Spirit
And the Spirit will lie down with me.
The Three of my love...
...will be lying down with me.
I shall not lie down with sin
Nor shall sin's shadow...
...lie down with me.
I lie down this night with God
And God will lie down with me.

J. Philip Newell
Celtic Prayers from Iona

Posted by tripp at May 20, 2006 11:11 PM

Comments

i like this. and god shall surely lie w/ me, and all will be made well...

Posted by: baptistnomad at May 21, 2006 07:56 PM