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.
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It is God to whom and with whom we travel, and while He is the end of our journey, He is also at every stopping place.
Accumulate power in silence and become a dynamo of spirituality.
We can be tired, weary and emotionally distraught, but after spending time alone with God, we find that He injects into our bodies energy, power and strength.
To predispose our mind to welcome the Lord who, as we say in the Creed, one day will come to judge the living and the dead, we must learn to recognize him as present in the events of daily life. Therefore, Advent is, so to speak, an intense training that directs us decisively toward him who already came, who will come, and who comes continuously.
It is the burning lava of the soul that has a furnace within--a very volcano of grief and sorrow-it is that burning lava of prayer that finds its way to God. No prayer ever reaches God's heart which does not come from our hearts.
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