To be near unto God - pagina 34

must entreat the Lord to

listen again to the voice

of our supplications. "Give heed, to me,

who

feels that

God

O Lord," is the cry of him has paid no attention to his

prayer. In the same way when by Isaiah God ''Hearken unto me, my people," it implies says: that at first the people gave no heed to the speaking of the Lord. Hence both belong to the phase of temporary estrangement, when communion between the soul and God has been broken by sorrow or by sin. Then the means of communication must be connected again. Then in the parlance of the telephone God rings us up, and we ring up God, and thus the broken connection is Union with God, fellowship with the restored. Eternal, is the great sanctifying and protecting power which holds us up in the midst of all sorrow and trials. Not that we are apart here on earth below and that in our thoughts God is confined to heaven above, so that we can remember him on our knees but a few moments everj' day, but constant, unbroken fellowship with Our Father who is in heaven is the secret of the power of childlike faith. This was easier in earlier times when life was At present life is a less hurried and less busy. great strain on the nerves. It continually overwhelms us with new impressions and sensations, so that the quiet collecting of the soul before God And it is chiefly because of is ever less frequent. this that in these, our days, the secret walk with

God

suffers loss.

But for this very reason the new inventions of communication and interchange of thought provide a counterpoise. For they come to the help 30

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