For the power Thou hast given me to lay hold of things unseen: For the strong sense I have that this is not my home:For my restless heart which nothing finite can satisfy: I give Thee thanks, O God. For the invasion of my soul by Thy Holy Spirit: For all human love and goodness that speak to me of Thee: For the fullness of Thy glory outpoured in Jesus Christ: I give Thee thanks, O God.
Interpretation
The quote expresses gratitude for divine gifts and the longing for a higher, unseen spiritual existence.
In this quote, John Baillie conveys a deep sense of gratitude towards God for the spiritual gifts and insights that transcend the physical world. He acknowledges a feeling of restlessness in the material realm, celebrating the profound love and goodness found in humanity that reflects divine glory, ultimately recognizing Jesus Christ as a manifestation of this glory. The quote encapsulates a yearning for the divine and the fulfillment experienced through this connection.
In practice
During a prayer meeting, this quote can be shared to inspire others to reflect on their spiritual journey.
O Holy Spirit of God, abide with us; inspire all our thoughts; pervade our imaginations; suggest all our decisions; order all our doings. Be with us in our silence and in our speech, in our haste and in our leisure, in company and in solitude, in the freshness of the morning and in the weariness of the evening; and give us grace at all times humbly to rejoice in Thy mysterious companionship.
Give me a stout heart to bear my own burdens. Give me a willing heart to bear the burdens of others. Give me a believing heart to cast all burdens upon Thee, O Lord.
I thank Thee, O Lord, that Thou hast so set eternity within my heart that no earthly thing can ever satisfy me wholly.
None of us feels the true love of God till we realize how wicked we are. But you can't teach people that - they have to learn by experience.
You pray best when the mirror of your soul is empty of every image except the Image of the Invisible Father.
It is only when the whole heart is gripped with the passion of prayer that the life-giving fire descends, for none but the earnest man gets access to the ear of God.
Prayer is the supreme activity of all that is noblest in our personality, and the essential nature of prayer is faith.
Vocal prayer . . . must be accompanied by reflection. A prayer in which a person is not aware of Whom he is speaking to, what he is asking, who it is who is asking and of Whom, I don't call prayer-however much the lips may move.
In prayer, we stand where angels bow with veiled faces. There, even there, the cherubim and seraphim adore before that selfsame throne to which our prayers ascend. And shall we come there with stunted requests and narrow, contracted faith?
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