Being and Doing – 31 December – New Leaves

LET us spend our last hours in lighting our lamps, that we may go forth to meet our Master with wakeful eyes and ready hands in the coming year, to work with Him for the redemption of mankind.

Let all the past die with it.   Bury its evil deep;  hide it in the grave with Christ…   We may claim forgiveness if we are resolute to do the evil thing no more.   We may claim the power to work if we are determined to drift and idle no more.    We may claim God’s good will in our hearts as ours, if we will lay aside the doing of our own wrong will.   These are mighty and glorious claims, but we have, I thank God, the right to make them upon our Father.   Therefore, joyfully begin, and when you hear the bells tonight, be happy.   They will ring out the false, and ring in the true, ring out all evil lords within your soul, and ring in the true Master- Jesus Christ our Lord.

STOPFORD BROOKE

FORGETTING those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things that are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians. ill. 13, 14

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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.