O Lord, I am astonished at the difference
between my receivings and my deservings,
between the state that I am now in and my past gracelessness,
between the heaven I am bound for and the hell I merit.
Who made me to differ, but thee?
for I was no more ready to receive Christ than were others;
I could not have begun to love thee hadst thou not first loved me,
or been willing unless thou hadst first made me so.
Let 'wrath deserved' be written on the door of hell,
But 'the free gift of grace' on the gate of heaven.
- excerpts from 'The Valley of Vision'
1 comment:
thanks for reminding me to read The Valley of Vision and pray it more often.
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