Poetry from the Puritans
I am deeply drinking from and enjoying The Valley of Vision. Today's reading is from "God Honoured."
O God,
Praise waiteth for thee,
and to render it is my noblest exercise;
This is thy due from all thy creatures,
for all thy works display thy attributes and fulfill thy designs;
The sea, dry land, winter cold, summer heat
morning light, evening shade are full of thee
and thou givest me them richly to enjoy.
Enjoy is a word we do not study or live. The enjoyments of life should be simple. A sunset is better than a Hollywood spectacle; a ripe strawberry better than processed foods; a walk than almost anything. We do not enjoy because our "wanner" is broken, because our enjoyment calibration is off.
O God,
Praise waiteth for thee,
and to render it is my noblest exercise;
This is thy due from all thy creatures,
for all thy works display thy attributes and fulfill thy designs;
The sea, dry land, winter cold, summer heat
morning light, evening shade are full of thee
and thou givest me them richly to enjoy.
Enjoy is a word we do not study or live. The enjoyments of life should be simple. A sunset is better than a Hollywood spectacle; a ripe strawberry better than processed foods; a walk than almost anything. We do not enjoy because our "wanner" is broken, because our enjoyment calibration is off.
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