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The Eclipse of the Soul

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 7, 1867

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 29, No. 22.

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The Eclipse of the Soul.

The moon, in an eclipse, complained to the sun:
“Why, O my dearest friend, dost thou not shine upon me as usual?”
“Do I not?” said the sun; “I am sure I am shining as I always do; why do you not enjoy my light as usual?”
“O! see,” said the moon, “the earth has got between us.”
“Why, O Saviour,” says the backsliding Christian, “do I not, as in former days, walk in the light of thy countenance?”
“I am sure, troubled soul, I have not changed. The rays of my love are as warm and bright as ever; what can prevent them from reaching thee?”
Canst thou not see, O troubled Christian, that the earth has got between thee and Christ?