All That You Have Been To Us - Reawakenings cd2

All that You have been to us The heart of the wise is always to push on, even though ultimate victory often seems to depend on our willingness to be trampled underfoot. I let men ride over your heads; you went through fire and water, but I brought you to a place of abundance. (Ps. 66:12) The less full you are of self the more room there is for the One who became poor for your sakes. Lord, “You became what we are in order that You might make us what You are.” (Athanasius) May we not permit the chilling winds of disappointment to daunt our buoyant hope, or allow ourselves to be drawn into sideways in-fighting. ‘Better to be disappointed a thousand times than to fall into suspicion and hardness, and to miss one single chance to help a soul. The love of God suffices for any disappointment, and in that love resides the energy of faith, and the very sap of hope.’ (Amy Carmichael: ‘The Love of God suffices’ in Gold Cord). By Your might and main You will one day enable us to see Your face and to sit at Your table to reign for ever; with Your name upon our foreheads – (Rev. 22:3-6): a name that perfectly sums up all that all that we have been to You — and all that You have been to us. Flute and cello trio