Whispers of His Power – MAY 6

Song of Sol. 5.16:  He is altogether lovely.  This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

‘The Lover went through a city, and asked if there were none with whom he might speak of his Beloved as he wished.  And they showed him a poor man who was weeping for love, and who sought a companion with whom to speak of love’ (Ramon Lull).

Sometimes there is a poor man quite near us and we do not recognize him.  He may be in disguise.  He may not seem poor, or as though he had tears in his heart, and yet he may be longing for just what we are longing to give.  Often a shyness, a reserve, some veil of our own weaving comes down between us, and we speak of the work of our Beloved but never of Him Himself.

Let us ask that our eyes may be opened to see the poor man in the city.  He may be a little child, a difficult person, a fellow-worker, a guest, a stranger who drifts across our path perhaps only once.  He may be a friend whom we could reach by a letter.

A little while ago, one who had only just come to know the Lord said, ‘Isn’t He delightful?‘ She spoke of Him; do we?

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These words are from ’Whispers of His Power’ a collection of writings that Amy Carmichael wrote for her ‘children’ and others associated with the Dohnavur Fellowship. and are Copyright © The Dohnavur Fellowship 1982

Unless otherwise stated, biblical quotations are from the Authorized King James Version of the Bible.

The following abbreviations are used to refer to other versions and sources:

BCP:               Book of Common Prayer, the Great Bible of Coverdale

Conybeare:       W. J. Conybeare, The Epistles of Paul (a translation)

Delitzsch:        F. Delitzsch, Notes on Job and the Psalms

Kay:                W. Kay, The Psalms (a translation)

LXX:              The Septuagint

Moffatt:           J. Moffatt, The New Testament: a new translation

Rotherham:      J. B. Rotherham, The Emphasized Bible Revised Version

RV:                 Revised Version

Way:              A. Way, The Letters of St Paul (a translation)

Westcott:         F. Westcott, Notes on the Gospel of St John

Weymouth:      R. F. Weymouth, The New Testament in Modern Speech

Young:            R. Young, A Literal Translation of the Bible

Verses of poetry without quotation marks were written by Amy Carmichael.