Because today is the third day in a row to enjoy a sunset, because my sister's dear friend left her sunset years today to go to the place where there is no darkness, because we all need a grin, because I need constant reminders that God is the source of everything lovely because that's who He is and He loves me and you and everyone...
"'God has not lighted His fire tonight,' she said wistfully one evening when the West was colourless; but when that fire is lighted she stands and gazes satisfied. 'What does God do when His fire goes out?' was a question on one such evening, as the mountains darkened in the passing of the after-glow; and then: 'Why does He not light it every night?'"
"'God has not lighted His fire tonight,' she said wistfully one evening when the West was colourless; but when that fire is lighted she stands and gazes satisfied. 'What does God do when His fire goes out?' was a question on one such evening, as the mountains darkened in the passing of the after-glow; and then: 'Why does He not light it every night?'"
Amy Carmichael, Lotus Buds, 1909
Note: "She" refers to three year old Bala, one of Amy Carmichael's numerous orphan girls in Dohnavur, India.
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