MRS. M. A. LOPER by Mrs. M. A. Loper

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Mar 22, 1906

MRS. M. A. LOPER

By Mrs. M. A. Loper

“Come Ye Yourselves Apart . . . and Rest Awhile”

MRS. M. A. LOPER

God says to us sometimes, “My child, come thou Apart and rest awhile, and be with me. Thou art too busy, hast too many cares, To learn the lessons that I have for thee.”

Sometimes affliction’s hand upon us falls, That we may heed the invitation given; ’Tis then we lay aside our cares and toils, And turn our straying thoughts to God and heaven.

But how unjust to use the loaf of time In service of, not Christ, but self and sin, And when it seems life’s end is drawing near, To give the last remaining crumb to him.

’Tis best to serve God faithfully each hour, To learn his lessons, and his goodness tell To others in the paths of sin. Then come What will, if life or death, all will be well.

Fresno, Cal.