April 29, 2006
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Strength to Stand, Sun to Warm
The world is before me this day,
and I am weak and fearful,
but I look to thee for strength;
If I venture forth alone I stumble and fall,
but on the beloved’s arms I am firm as the eternal hills;Be thou my arm to support
my strength to stand, my light to see,
my feet to run, my shield to protect,
my sword to repel, my sun to warm.from the Valley of Vision
Comments (4)
Excellent prayer guide. I just love *Valley of Vision* Frankly, though, it takes me a long time to go through each prayer, so highlighting one portion as you did is sufficient for a day’s devotional.
Like this poem, never heard of Valley of Vision. Curious, which of the books that you read in 2006 would you say were the best.
Heather
I think this is a text on an Iona cd we have…It seems with cd’s I never learn the names of the songs…or their sources.
Heather, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0851518214/002-2409196-3140016?v=glance&n=283155 should get you to the book. I’m not very good at links. But if you go to Amazon and search vally of vision (arthur bennett, editor) you should find it. Be sure to read the reviews below the regular info. I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t blessed by these prayers. I found my copy at overstock.com a few years ago.
Best book I’ve read in 2006? That’s a hard one. So often, the most recent book is at the front of my mind. And I usually have 4-5 books going for different reading moods. The Kite Runner has stuck with me for months. It’s so amazing to find that an unbeliever could write about forgiveness and reconciliation in such a cogent way. It is “raw” in some passages, but they are necessary to understand the betrayal made by the main character in order to understand what he does later. If I were going to Afghanistan or having daily contact with Muslims I think this book would be very helpful.
I’m reading a great book, Margin, which talks about living life in such a way that there is space between your resources (financial, emotional, physical, spiritual) and your load. Just arrived in today’s mail: Breathe by Keri Wyatt Kent about Sabbath Simplicity. She quotes from Richard Swenson’s book Margin quite a bit.