Being and Doing – 24 October – Religion
LIFE should be the same as love. There is no life worth having which does not give as much as it can give, that is, as much as it receives, or rather, as much as it can receive. It is not wrong in youth to take pleasure, but to take it and not give it, that is base… Brighten darkened lives, soften the rude, make a sunshine of peace in stormy places, cover the faults and follies of men with the flower of love. That is the best religion, the life of Christ, the very life of God.
STOPFORD BROOKE
O BROTHER man! Fold to thy heart thy brother:
Where pity dwells, the peace of God is there;
To worship rightly is to love each other,
Each smile, a hymn, each kindly deed, a prayer.
Follow with reverent steps the great example
Of Him whose holy work was ‘doing good’;
So shall the wide earth seem our Father’s temple,
Each loving life, a psalm of gratitude.
WHITTIER
THE widest love, in other words, is personal; not an undefined sentiment, but the practical recognition of a real claim.
Bishop WESTCOTT
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These quotes are from ‘Being and Doing’ A selection of helpful thoughts from various authors arranged for daily reading.
Collected by Constance M Whishaw and first published in 1908 for members of the Being and Doing Guild whose object is to do all they can for the relief of suffering and misery.
Most of the writers are 19th Century Christians from Britain and Europe who were committed to living their faith through deeds as well as words – Being AND Doing.
For many years these words have kept me company and encouraged me on the journey of faith. I hope they will encourage others also.
Suffolk Vicar 