Be not afraid, though every stay Should fail, or be removed away, And thou be stript of all; But lose thyself in that vast sea, The ocean of the Deity, And all they cares shall fall. In death which is the most profound, The purest life is always found; Then, blindly, all forego! He ne're shall find, who will not lose; Who sinks from self, shall gain repose, Which none but he can know.
Be not afraid, though every stay Should fail, or be removed away, And thou be stript of all; But lose thyself in that vast sea, The ocean of the … - Gerhard Tersteegen
Be not afraid, though every stay Should fail, or be removed away, And thou be stript of all; But lose thyself in that vast sea, The ocean of the …
- Gerhard Tersteegen
A God comprehended is no God. (Ein begriffener Gott ist kein Gott.) - Gerhard Tersteegen
A God comprehended is no God. (Ein begriffener Gott ist kein Gott.)
To walk before God and in His presence, is the ground and the costly jewel of true Christian living. I would have you above all things to grasp this … - Gerhard Tersteegen
To walk before God and in His presence, is the ground and the costly jewel of true Christian living. I would have you above all things to grasp this …
Prayer brings to us blessings which we need, and which only God can give, and which prayer can alone convey to us ... This service of prayer is not a… - Gerhard Tersteegen
Prayer brings to us blessings which we need, and which only God can give, and which prayer can alone convey to us ... This service of prayer is not a…
The love ofChrist is my prayer-book - Gerhard Tersteegen
The love ofChrist is my prayer-book
As long as we want to be different from what God wants us to be at the time, we are only tormenting ourselves to no purpose. - Gerhard Tersteegen
As long as we want to be different from what God wants us to be at the time, we are only tormenting ourselves to no purpose.
He brings to naught, destroys and rejects all that is not His own work; how He draws everything to Himself and absorbs it, that at last He may live a… - Gerhard Tersteegen
He brings to naught, destroys and rejects all that is not His own work; how He draws everything to Himself and absorbs it, that at last He may live a…
Your own self-will and anxiety, your hurry and labor, disturb your peace and prevent Me from working in you. Look at the little flowers, in the seren… - Gerhard Tersteegen
Your own self-will and anxiety, your hurry and labor, disturb your peace and prevent Me from working in you. Look at the little flowers, in the seren…
Prayer brings to us blessings which we need, and which only God can give, and which prayer can alone convey to us...Prayer is simply asking God to do… - Gerhard Tersteegen
Prayer brings to us blessings which we need, and which only God can give, and which prayer can alone convey to us...Prayer is simply asking God to do…
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