As we consider the Christian life and try to realise something of its responsibilities and possibilities, it will be well for us to ponder afresh the secret of true living, the way to meet not only the extraordinary, but, what is far more difficult, the ordinary demands of daily life. It is comparatively easy to shine on great occasions and to meet special emergencies. It is not so easy to shine on ordinary duties and to meet the momentary requirements of everyday living. We need, it is true, our great experiences, “to mount up with wings as eagles.” Nor must we be without power for times of exceptional pressure, “to run and not be weary.” But far above all we need grace for the little things in life, “the daily round, the common task,” to “walk, and not faint” (Isa. xl. 31).
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Take Us the Foxes
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It is those ordinary moments where so often we shrug off and let pass an opportunity to share the Gospel message, or ignore someone's hint of pain or need, that present their own type of difficulty.
ReplyDeleteIsaiah chapters 40-50 just happened to be on my reading assignment for today. I read the N.A.B. translation "Isaiah 40:31
They that hope in the LORD will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagles' wings; They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint."