With gladness and singleness of heart
by chuckofish
Let us, then, labor for an inward stillness,–
An inward stillness and an inward healing;
That perfect silence where the lips and heart
Are still, and we no longer entertain
Our own imperfect thoughts and vain opinions,
But God alone speaks in us and, we wait
In singleness of heart, that we may know
His will, and in the silence of our spirits,
That we may do His will and do that only!
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from Christus: A Mystery
The painting is by Stanley Royle (1888–1961). Don’t you like it? That winter light is perfect.
Boy, isn’t he great?
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