Monday Meditation: Not So In Haste! My Heart

 

"For from of old no one has heard nor perceived by the ear,
nor has seen a God besides You, Who works and shows Himself
active on behalf of him who earnestly waits for Him."
(Isaiah 64:4)

"Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather
into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them.
Are you not worth much more than they?"
(Matthew 6:26)

Mourning Dove

Image courtesy/Serendipity: Seeking Intelligent Life Of Earth

Not so in haste, my heart!

Have faith in God and wait;

Although He linger long,

He never comes too late.

He never cometh late;

He knoweth what is best;

Vex not thyself in vain;

Until He cometh, rest.

Until He cometh, rest,

Nor grudge the hours that roll;

Thy feet that wait for God

Are soonest at the goal.

Are soonest at the goal

That is not gained by speed;

Then hold thee still, my heart,

For I shall wait His lead.

"Not So In Haste, My Heart"
(1875)
Bradford Torrey
(1843-1912)
American hymn writer
Assistant Editor of the "Youth's Companion"

 Bradford Torrey loved nature and devoted much 
 of his time in studying and writing books on
 the habitats of wild birds in North America.
Born in Massachusetts, there is a Bird Sanctuary
in the town of Weymouth named for him.