God At Work
Where wast thou when God laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner stone thereof? When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
—Job.
The Earth As God’s Guest Chamber
“Sleep sweetly in this quiet room,
O friend who e’er thou art,
And let no mournful yesterdays
Disturb thy quiet heart.
“Nor let to-morrow scare thy rest
With dreams of coming ill;
Thy Maker is thy changeless friend!
His love surrounds thee still.
“Forget thyself and all the world,
Put out each feverish light,
The stars are watching overhead,
So sweetly sleep—Good-night! Good-night!”
—Anon.
The Year’s At The Spring
The year’s at the spring,
The day’s at the morn;
Morning’s at seven;
The hillside’s dew pearled:
The laik’s on the wing;
The snail’s on the thorn;
God’s in His heaven—
All’s right with the world!
—Robert Browning.
Alternate Reading: Psalms 19:1-6.