GOD IS ALL

 

GOD IS ALL 

In several psalms and prayers God is all. He is the creator of the universe and whatever is there belongs to Him. He is the master, and all living and non-living beings depend upon Him for their existence and survival.

God is the source of all the help we need for our health, happiness, actions,  progress, evolution,  grace, wisdom, intelligence and salvation.

The French bishop Jean Baptiste Massillon (1663-1907) said: God should be the object of all our desires, the end of all our actions, the principle of all our affections, and the governing power of our whole souls.

According to the Scottish novelist George Macdonald (1824-1905): God’s thoughts, his will, his love, his judgments are all man’s home. To think his thoughts, to choose his will, to love his loves, to judge his judgments, and thus to know that he is in us, is to be at home.

 To conclude this brief note, here is a poem titled “Thou Art All” by Annie R. Pritchard (biographical facts could not be found). It is a sort of beautiful psalm addressed to God.

I praise Thee Lord and Saviour

My shield, my hope and stay

Thou art my sure foundation,

A lamp to light my way.

A friend, and Elder Brother

In whom I can confide.

Thou art my place of refuge

And Thou art all beside.              

 

When from Thy pathway straying

I call Thee, Thou dost come

And bid me mark the footprints

Which leads me to Thy home.

My path thou dost encircle

All through the gloomy night,

And shining through the dimness

Thou makest darkness light.

 

O lead me then, dear Saviour

And ever hold my hand

Until my feet shall enter

That bright and better land,

Where through the endless ages

I’ll praise the matchless grace

Which bought, redeemed and saved me, 

And see Thy glorious face.

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G.R.Kanwal

29  January 2025