| Charles Kingsley English Novelist 1819-1875 |
|
| |
Oh, be at least able to say in that day, "Lord, I am no hero. I have been careless, cowardly, sometimes all but mutinous. Punishment I have deserved, I do not deny it. But a traitor I have never been. A deserter I have never been. I have tried to fight on Your side in Your battle against evil. I have tried to do the duty that lay nearest me, and to leave whatever You committed to my charge a little better than I found it. I have not been good, but I have at least tried to be good. Take the will for the deed, good Lord. Do not strike my unworthy name off the roll call of the noble and victorious army, which is the blessed company of the faithful people. And let me, too, be found written in the Book of Life, even though I stand the lowest and last upon its list. Amen."
And to think that how I feel about the mystery of life and faith was already written by someone 100 years before my birth. |
|
back to top
