by the waters
Thursday, August 4, 2016

Thy love will not let me go

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Lilias Trotter (1853-1928), a sketch in her journal   Lord, I thank Thee that Thy love constraineth me. I thank Thee that, in th...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Love knocked on my door

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Lilias Trotter (1853-1928), a sketch in her journal Love knocked on my door, yet my soul drew back, guilty of dust and sin. "Pl...
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Friday, May 6, 2016

She waited

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My mother went out to sow. And as she sowed, some seeds fell along the path. The birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky gr...
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Monday, April 25, 2016

Sacrifice

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A flower that stops short at its flowering misses its purpose. We were created for more than our own spiritual development; reproduction, n...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Nothing to keep

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Excerpts from Parables of the Cross by Lilias Trotter. Look at this buttercup as it begins to learn its new lesson. The little hands of t...
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Monday, April 18, 2016

Resting in deep waters

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Lilias Trotter, a journal entry , 20 December 1927. "I am come into deep waters" took on a new meaning this morning. It...
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Monday, April 11, 2016

How to help God

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Lilias Trotter, The Miracle of Cana (13 February 1910) The prayer of a lump of clay. But thou art making me, I thank thee, sire...
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