Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Night Shift

In her book, The Fruits of the Spirit, Evelyn Underhill writes:

“There is always night shift and sooner or later we are put on it. The praise does not cease with the fading of the light, but goes on through the spiritual night as well as the spiritual day.”

She refers to Psalm 134:

1 Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD
        who minister by night in the house of the LORD.
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary
        and praise the LORD.
3 May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth,
        bless you from Zion.

Ms. Underhill goes on to say:

“And if you are picked for the night shift—well, praise the Lord. Lift up your hands in the dark sanctuary of your soul when you are tempted to wonder what is good of it all, and praise the Lord!

And...

...the Lord, maker of heaven and earth
    will bless you from Zion.”

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