Sunday, September 1, 2024

Following the Shepherd


Today is mine.
Tomorrow is none of my business.
If I peer anxiously into 
    the fog of the future,
I will strain my spiritual eyes
    so I will not see clearly
        what is required of me now.

                             - Elisabeth Elliot

We may bring any difficult situation
    to our Heavenly Father,
laying it before His eyes,
    and asking not for instant escape
but for strength to sustain 
    the burden and to do 
        what we ought to do.

                             - Elisabeth Elliot

It is not for the flock of sheep to know 
    the pasture the Shepherd 
        has in mind. 
It is for them to simply 
    follow Him.

                             - Elisabeth Elliot

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