Haskins: better than light

Thursday, June 11, 2026
    Feast of Barnabas the Apostle
Meditation:
    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
    —Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)
Quotation:
    And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:
    “Give me a light, that I may tread safely into the unknown!”
    And he replied:
    “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God.
    That shall be to you better than light, and safer than a known way.”
    ... Minnie L. Haskins (1875-1957), from The Desert (privately printed c.1908), introduction, included in Masterpieces of Religious Verse, James Dalton Morrison, ed., New York: Harper & Bros., 1948, p. 92 (see the book)
    See also Isa. 41:10; Ps. 16:11; Isa. 59:1; Eph. 5:13-14
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, Christ, You shall be my light. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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