Peter Marshall was the Chaplain of the US Senate for several years until he died suddenly in 1949 from a heart attack at age 46.
EASTER
by Peter Marshall
"We thank Thee for the beauty of this day,
for the glorious
message that all nature proclaims:
the Easter Lilies with their waxen throats
eloquently singing the good news;
the birds, so early this morning, impatient
to begin their song;
every flowering tree, shrub, and flaming bush, a living
proclamation from Thee.
O open our
hearts that we may hear it, too!
Lead us, we pray Thee, to the grave that is empty,
into the
garden of the Resurrection where we may meet our risen Lord.
May we never again live as if Thou were dead!
In thy presence restore our faith, our hope, our joy.
Grant
to our spirits refreshment, rest, and peace.
Maintain within our hearts an unruffled calm,
an unbroken serenity that
no storms of life shall ever be able to take from us.
From this moment, O living Christ, we ask Thee to go with us
wherever we go;
be our Companion in all that we do.
And for this greatest of all gifts, we offer
Thee our sacrifices of thanksgiving.
Amen."
...Reading the Old Testament this year is giving me a new appreciation for what God did for us through Jesus. We are free! And we have a beautiful future to look forward to no matter what is going on in our lives right now. And we have His companionship right now.
Happy Easter!
Audrey
and we are walking...
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