Be earnest, earnest, earnest—
Be earnest, earnest, earnest—
Mad if thou wilt;
Do what thou dost as if the
stake were Heaven,
And that thy last deed before
the Judgment Day.
Charles Kingsley
“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” How often I think of that ought. No sugary sentiment there. Just the stern, glorious trumpet call, OUGHT. But can words tell the joy buried deep within? Mine cannot. It laughs at words.
Amy Carmichael, letter written in the Old Forest House, 1922
Every day we experience something of the death of Jesus, so that we may also know the power of the life of Jesus in these bodies of ours.
2 Corinthians 4:10 (PHILLIPS)