REST

 

And after all this…rest!

 

Whether that be the bed with a cozy quilt and your best pillow,

 

and maybe a cat.  Or two.

time sitting beside a mountain creek and maybe even dabbling your toes in the water,

 

or on the beach watching the sparkles in the waves:

 

take time to rest, enjoy, and be thankful.

 

This is my Father’s world,

And to my listening ears

All nature sings, and round me rings

The music of the spheres.

This is my Father’s world:

I rest me in the thought

Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas –

His hand the wonders wrought.

 

This is my Father’s world:

The birds their carols raise,

The morning light, the lily white,

Declare their Maker’s praise.

This is my Father’s world:

He shines in all that’s fair;

In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,

He speaks to me everywhere.

 

This is my Father’s world:

O let me never forget

That though the wrong seems oft so strong,

God is the Ruler yet.

This is my Father’s world:

The battle is not done;

Jesus who died shall be satisfied

And earth and heaven be one.

 Maltbie Babcock  c. 1899