This is simply one of the most powerful poems ever written in the English language, ... or ANY language for that matter. It's a gem that is truly worth memorizing. GOD GIVE US THE GRACE TO LIVE THIS POEM ! . . .
From prayer that asks that I may be
Sheltered from winds that beat on Thee,
From fearing when I should aspire,
From faltering when I should climb higher
From silken self, O Captain, free
Thy soldier who would follow Thee.
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From subtle love of softening things,
From easy choices, weakenings,
(Not thus are spirits fortified,
Not this way went the Crucified)
From all that dims Thy Calvary
O Lamb of God, deliver me.
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Give me the love that leads the way,
The faith that nothing can dismay
The hope no disappointments tire,
The passion that will burn like fire;
Let me not sink to be a clod;
Make me Thy fuel, O Flame of God.
~Amy Wilson Carmichael
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Do not anguish over your past sins for I have washed them away, all of them, past sin, present sin, and yes, your sins of tomorrow. ~ Jesus [Letters from God and His Christ - Volume 1 - Jesus Christs Love and Forgiveness Are With You]
