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by L B Cowman
The Summer Will Come
"Therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be
gracious unto you" (Isa. 30:18).
Where showers fall most, there the grass is greenest. I suppose the fogs and
mists of Ireland make it "the Emerald Isle"; and whenever you find great fogs of
trouble, and mists of sorrow, you always find emerald green hearts; full of the
beautiful verdure of the comfort and love of God. O Christian, do not thou be
saying, "Where are the swallows gone? They are gone; they are dead." They are
not dead; they have skimmed the purple sea, and gone to a far-off land; but they
will be back again by and by. Child of God, say not the flowers are dead; say
not the winter has killed them, and they are gone. Ah, no! though winter hath
coated them with the ermine of its snow; they will put up their heads again, and
will be alive very soon. Say not, child of God, that the sun is quenched,
because the cloud hath hidden it. Ah, no; he is behind there, brewing summer for
thee; for when he cometh out again, he will have made the clouds fit to drop in
April showers, all of them mothers of the sweet May flowers. And oh! above all,
when thy God hides His face, say not that He hath forgotten thee. He is but
tarrying a little while to make thee love Him better; and when He cometh, thou
shalt have joy in the Lord, and shalt rejoice with joy unspeakable. Waiting
exercises our grace; waiting tries our faith; therefore, wait on in hope; for
though the promise tarry, it can never come too late. --C. H. Spurgeon
"Oh, every year hath its winter,
"When new leaves swell in the forest,
"Oh, every heart hath its sorrow,
"'Tis the sweetest thing to remember,
And every year hath its rain--
But a day is always coming
When the birds go north again.
And grass springs green on the plain,
And alders' veins turn crimson--
And the birds go north again.
And every heart hath its pain--
But a day is always coming
When the birds go north again.
If courage be on the wane,
When the cold, dark days are over--
Why, the birds go north again."
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