Horace Bushnell
Horace Bushnell
Horace Bushnellwas an American Congregational minister and theologian...
soul tears hours
O, if we could tear aside the vail, and see for but one hour what it signifies to be a soul in the power of an endless life, what a revelation would it be!
hope dark clouds
However dark our lot may be, there is light enough on the other side of the cloud...
firsts energy lost
We shall never recover the true apostolic energy, and be endued with power from on high, as the first disciples were, 'till we recover the lost faith.
blessed passion hands
O Thou Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world, what Thou bearest in Thy blessed hands and feet I cannot bear; take it all away. Hide me in the depths of Thy suffering love, mold me to the image of Thy divine passion.
calling praying
Live as with God; and, whatever be your calling, pray for the gift that will perfectly qualify you in it.
friendship home house
A house without a roof would scarcely be a more different home, than a family unsheltered by God's friendship, and the sense of being always rested in His providential care and guidance.
broken long our-actions
As long as we abide in Christ, our action is from Him, not from our own corrupt and broken nature.