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by L B Cowman
Cushion of the Sea
"And the peace of God, which transcends all our
powers of thought, will be a garrison to guard your hearts and minds in Christ
Jesus" (Phil. 4:7) (Weymouth).
There is what is called the "cushion of the sea." Down beneath the surface that
is agitated by storms, and driven about with winds, there is a part of the sea
that is never stirred. When we dredge the bottom and bring up the remains of
animal and vegetable life we find that they give evidence of not having been
disturbed in the least, for hundreds and thousands of years. The peace of God is
that eternal calm which, like the cushion of the sea, lies far too deep down to
be reached by any external trouble and disturbance; and he who enters into the
presence of God, becomes partaker of that undisturbed and undisturbable
calm.--Dr. A. T. Pierson
When winds are raging o'er the upper ocean,
Far, far beneath, the noise of tempest dieth,
Far, far away, the roar of passion dieth,
"The Pilgrim they laid in a large upper chamber, facing the sun-rising. The name
of the chamber was Peace." --Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
And billows wild contend with angry roar,
'Tis said, far down beneath the wild commotion,
That peaceful stillness reigneth evermore.
And silver waves chime ever peacefully,
And no rude storm, how fierce soe'er it flieth,
Disturbs the Sabbath of that deeper sea.
So to the heart that knows Thy love, O Purest,
There is a temple sacred evermore,
And all the babble of life's angry voices
Dies in hushed silence at its peaceful door.
And loving thoughts rise calm and peacefully,
And no rude storm, how fierce soe'er it flieth,
Disturbs the soul that dwells, O Lord, in Thee.
--Harriet Beecher Stowe
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