PERSONAL REFLECTIONS by L. R. Carr

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 11, 1877

PERSONAL REFLECTIONS

By L. R. Carr

[The following lines written for the REVIEW, were found among the author's papers after her death, which occurred about seventeen months ago, and sent for publication by her mother.]

Ofttimes have I mourned at my portion below, And wondered why trials must come To those who already with grief are bowed low, Yet trust in the crucified One.

I murmured that hatred for love should be given, And friendship so often betrayed, And sadly have asked myself, when I had striven To go forward, why was I delayed.

I've found in God's word all my queries expressed, Sweet answers of peace are there too; “Because ye are chosen to share in my rest, My children, the world hateth you.” May such loving words to me be applied, When so faithless I often have been? In Christ is my refuge, the dear Crucified; His precious blood cleanses from sin.

When I read of my Saviour’s deep anguish of soul As he prayed in lone Gethsemane. I cry, although high the fierce billows may roll, Let me suffer, dear Saviour, with thee. Yes, yes, I would walk in the path of his feet, My armor gird manfully on; No resting for me till my task is complete, And the crown he has promised is won.

Oh, what though the darkness around me should fall, And temptations, like tempests, arise? Oh, what though my friends should their favor recall? My trust is with One in the skies. The thoughts of that home in the city above Already my courage restore; I shall dwell with my Saviour, and share in his love, And never shall sin any more.

L. R. CARR.

Nodaway Co., Mo.