A Hymn for the Church Militant

Great God, that bowest sky and star, Bow down our towering thoughts to thee, And grant us in a faltering war The firm feet of humility. Lord, we that snatch the swords of flame, Lord, we that cry about Thy car. We too are weak with pride and shame, We too are as our foemen …

A Dog on a Lead

To Arthur Greeves Hotel VictoriaMilford-on-Sea,Hants.Sept 12 1933 My dear Arthur, It was a delightful surprise to get your long and interesting letter: certainly the longest and one of the most interesting letters I have ever had from you. I have been thinking all morning over your question about God and evil which is very …

Their Secret

And Gandalf said: 'Many folk like to know beforehand what is to be set on the table, but those who have labored to prepare the feast like to keep their secret; for wonder makes the words of praise louder. JRR Tolkien, The Return of the King

Bowing Down to See

"Bowing down one's head in the dust is a very good thing, the humble beginning of all happiness. When we have bowed our heads in the dust for a little time, the happiness comes; and then (leaving our heads in the humble and reverent position) we kick up our heels behind in the air. That …

You Are a Soul

The British Friend, one of the two main British Quaker periodicals at the end of the 19th century, published a piece in 1892 on excessive mourning at funerals - “Never tell a child,” said George Macdonald, ‘you have a soul. Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body.’ As we learn to think …

Plain Words to Children

A brief Google Books search came up with the book  “What a wonderful thing the soul is, children! You cannot see it: you cannot hear it: you cannot touch it. Yet you know it is there. You do not want any proof that you have a soul. You are as sure of that as that …

THE WISE MEN

Step softly, under snow or rain,    To find the place where men can pray;The way is all so very plain    That we may lose the way. Oh, we have learnt to peer and pore    On tortured puzzles from our youth,We know all the labyrinthine lore,We are the three wise men of yore,    And we know all things but truth. …

This Difference

“There is this difference between the growth of some human beings and that of others: in the one case it is a continuous dying, in the other a continuous resurrection. One of the latter sort comes at length to know at once whether a thing is true the moment it comes before him; one of …

The Meaning

"No word is fully a Word of God until the man therein recognizes God. Even Christ himself is not The Word of God in the deepest sense to a man until he is the Revelation of God to the man, until the Spirit that is the meaning in the Word has come to him..." --George …

The True Way

“She was one of those who feel the need of some help to live--some upholding that is not of themselves, but who, through the stupidity of teachers unconsciously false,--men so unfit that they do not know they are unfit, direct their efforts, first towards having correct notions, then to work up the feelings that belong …