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Quotes by John G. Whittier
God's ways seem dark, but, soon or late, They touch the shining hills of day; The evil cannot brook delay, The good can well afford to wait.— filed under God's Providence
"A little way!" - this sentence I repeat, Hoping and longing to extract some sweet To mingle with the bitter; from Thy hand I take the cup I cannot understand, And in my weakness give myself to Thee. Strike! Thou the Master, we Thy keys, The anthem of the destinies! The minor of Thy loftier strain, Our hearts shall breathe the old refrain - "Thy will be done !"— filed under Resignation
I pray the prayer of Plato old,- "God make thee beautiful within."— filed under Beauty
For still in mutual sufferance lies The secret of true living; Love scarce is love that never knows The sweetness of forgiving.— filed under Forgiveness
As yonder tower outstretches to the earth The dark triangle of its shade alone When the clear day is shining on its top; So, darkness in the pathway of man's life Is but the shadow of God's providence, By the great Sun of wisdom cast thereon; And what is dark below is light in heaven.— filed under God's Providence
For they the mind of Christ discern Who lean, like John, upon His breast.— filed under Love To Christ And God
Making their lives a prayer.— filed under Life