Many a man in
Many a man in his hour of trial has turned to the Book of Mormon and been enlightened, enlivened, and comforted. The psalms in the Old Testament have a special food for the soul of one in distress. Ezra Taft Benson
Psalms
Still ours the dance,
Still ours the dance, the feast, the glorious Psalm, The mystic lights of emblem, and the Word. Emma Lazarus
For a long time—always,
For a long time—always, in fact—I have known that life here on earth is not what I needed and that I wasn’t able to deal with it; for this reason and for this reason alone, I have acquired a touch of spiritual pride, so that my existence seems to me the degradation and the erosion … Read more
The loudest psalm singer
The loudest psalm singer in the congregation always is a reformed sinner. Elsa Maxwell
Religion and ritual can
Religion and ritual can be vehicles for entering stillness. It says in Psalm 46:10, ‘Be still, and know that I am God.’ But they are still just vehicles. The Buddha called his teaching a raft: You don’t need to carry it around with you after you’ve crossed the river. Eckhart Tolle
As my son Frankie
As my son Frankie put it, Humanism has changed the Twenty-third Psalm: They began – I am my shepherd. Then – Sheep are my shepherd. Then – Everything is my shepherd. Finally – Nothing is my shepherd. Francis Schaeffer
Only relinquish all things
Only relinquish all things into My hands: for I can work freely only as ye release Me by complete committal both of thyself and others. Even as was written of old: \”Commit thy way unto the Lord: trust also in Him: and He shall bring it to pass\”. (Psalms 37:5) I will be thy sustaining … Read more
In my craft or
In my craft or sullen art Exercised in the still night When only the moon rages And the lovers lie abed With all their griefs in their arms, I labour by singing light Not for ambition or bread Or the strut and trade of charms On the ivory stages But for the common wages Of … Read more
We may sing our
We may sing our hymns and psalms, and offer prayers, but they will be an abomination to God, unless we are willing to be thoroughly straightforward in our daily life. Dwight L. Moody
My strength returns to
My strength returns to me with my cup of coffee and the reading of the psalms. Dorothy Day