"Consider the lilies, how they grow. They neither wearily toil nor spin
nor weave; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory, splendor and
magnificence, was not arrayed like one of these."
(Luke 12:27)
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Nymphaea nouchali
(Blue Water Lily)
South India
Photograph courtesy/ Vinayaraj via Wikimedia Commons
O, lovely lily,
Growing in our garden,
Who made a dress so fair
For you to wear?
Who made you straight and tall
To give pleasure to us all?
O, lovely lily,
Who did it all?
Growing in our garden,
Who made a dress so fair
For you to wear?
Who made you straight and tall
To give pleasure to us all?
O, lovely lily,
Who did it all?
Oh, little children,
Playing in our garden,
God made this dress so fair
For us to wear
God made us straight and tall
To give pleasure to you all.
Oh, little children,
God did it all.
Playing in our garden,
God made this dress so fair
For us to wear
God made us straight and tall
To give pleasure to you all.
Oh, little children,
God did it all.
"O Lovely Lily"
Amy Beatrice Carmichael
(1867-1951)
Irish Christian Missionary
Photograph courtesy/Evangelical Times
Amy Beatrice Carmichael
(1867-1951)
Irish Christian Missionary
Photograph courtesy/Evangelical Times
Born in the small village of Millisle, County Down Ireland,
Amy Carmichael served the Lord in India for 55 years.
Upon arrival there, she soon learned of the enslavement
of little boys and girls within Hindu temples. Children
were sold into prostitution and often forced to
marry Brahmin temple priests.
Amy Carmichael served the Lord in India for 55 years.
Upon arrival there, she soon learned of the enslavement
of little boys and girls within Hindu temples. Children
were sold into prostitution and often forced to
marry Brahmin temple priests.
Horrified by this evil practice, Amy devoted her life's work to
rescue children from the temples, often posing great risk to
her own life. To secure a successful rescue, she would often
darkened her skin with tea and dress like a Hindu woman.
rescue children from the temples, often posing great risk to
her own life. To secure a successful rescue, she would often
darkened her skin with tea and dress like a Hindu woman.
Over the years, her mission house in Dohnavur, in south India,
became a place of safe haven for hundreds of children.
A bird bath under a tree there stands in memory of this
remarkable woman of faith, whose persistence and tireless
efforts in serving her Master, eventually led to India
passing a law to protect children from sex slavery.
remarkable woman of faith, whose persistence and tireless
efforts in serving her Master, eventually led to India
passing a law to protect children from sex slavery.
"When I consider the cross of Christ, how can anything
that I do be called sacrifice," Amy once said.
that I do be called sacrifice," Amy once said.
Her legacy lives on in India where the Dohnavur Fellowship
continues to protect and rescue children caught in dangerous situations.
continues to protect and rescue children caught in dangerous situations.
Image courtesy/sharihouse.com
The bird bath is inscribed with a single word, "Amma" which
means, "mother" in the Tamil language.
means, "mother" in the Tamil language.
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