A Book of Strife in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul
A Book of Strife in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul
A Book of Strife in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul, written by George MacDonald in the late 19th century, is a reflective collection of poetry that serves as a spiritual diary. The work articulates the internal struggles and contemplations of an old soul wrestling with faith, doubt, and divine connection. Through introspective verses, MacDonald explores themes of personal loss, the passage of time, and the search for truth, inviting readers to reflect on their own spiritual journeys.
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“When I can no more stir my soul to move, and life is but the ashes of a fire; when I can but remember that my heart once used to live and love, long and aspire- O, be thou then the first, the one thou art; be thou the calling, before all answering love, and in me wake hope, fear, boundless desire.””
— George MacDonald
“Love me, beloved; Hades and DeathShall vanish away like a frosty breath;These hands, that now are at home in thine,Shall clasp thee again, if thou art still mine;And thou shalt be mine, my spirit's bride,In the ceaseless flow of eternity's tide,If the truest love thy heart can knowMeet the truest love that from mine can flow.Pray God, beloved, for thee and me,That our sourls may be wedded eternally.””
— George MacDonald
“Doubt swells and surges, with swelling doubt behind!My soul in storm is but a tattered sail,Streaming its ribbons on the torrent gale;In calm, 'tis but a limp and flapping thing:Oh! swell it with thy breath; make it a wing,To sweep through thee the ocean, with thee the windNor rest until in thee its haven it shall find.Roses are scentless, hopeless are the morns,Rest is but weakness, laughter crackling thorns,But love is life. To die of love is thenThe only pass to higher life than this.All love is death to loving, living men;All deaths are leaps across clefts to the abyss.Weakness needs pity, sometimes love's rebuke;Strength only sympathy deserves and draws -And grows by every faithful loving look.Ripeness must always come with loss of might.””
— George MacDonald
“I am a beast until I love as God doth love.””
— George MacDonald
“When I no more can stir my soul to move, And life is but the ashes of a fire; When I can but remember that my heart Once used to live and love, long and aspire,”
— George MacDonald
“Thou wouldst not have thy man crushed back to clay;It must be, God, thou hast strength to giveTo him that fain would do what thou dost say;Else how shall any soul repentant live,Old griefs and new fears hurrying on dismay?Let pain be what thou wilt, kind and degree,Only in pain calm thou my heart with thee.””
— George MacDonald
“I can no more than lift my weary eyes; Therefore I lift my weary eyes”
— George MacDonald
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