Soul Scaffold ~ Emptiness

The altar within the soul lays achingly empty when there is nought upon it to worship.
The altar within the soul lays achingly empty when there is nought upon it to worship.
Did Jesus ever speak light-heartedly when He invited me to follow? Were Jesus' pleas to His disciples' merely theatrical embellishments for the sake of some moment? In which part of 'he who...
Humans are beggars in various clothes. The most tawdry of all clothing is acquiescence. It bemoans courage, covers sin and flees truth.
Sadly, I am a skilled gardener. Too often I have potted life in the rich soils of poor judgements. This dirt I have watered well and fertilized frequently.
Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point in the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other in the face.
'A heart can be broken but it keeps beating just the same'. ~ anon.
Light mocks darkness, for it shall always return. It is when morning dawns and evening fades that the Lord calls forth songs of joy.
It hasn't happened yet. . . God intends for righteousness and praise to rise before every nation. The nations have chosen the ways of wickedness, they slander Heaven.
The sage bridles his mouth before the mind dangles the tongue. Intense emotions, overwhelming feelings cause a man to speak the unthinkable, or think the unspeakable.
John Charles Ryle (1816-1900) enjoyed a stellar education at first Eton, and then Oxford University.