Christian Foundations
DEVOTIONAL ARCHIVE
Leaves of Life
Daily Inspiration by Margaret Bird Steinmetz
MARCH THIRTIETH
- Sir Henry Wotton born 1568.
- Archbishop Somner born 1606.
- John Fiske born 1842.
- John Constable died 1837.
I said, "Let us walk in the field."
He said, "Nay walk in the town."
I said, "There are no flowers there."
He said, "No flowers but a crown."
He said, "Nay walk in the town."
I said, "There are no flowers there."
He said, "No flowers but a crown."
I said, "But the air is thick,
And the fogs are veiling the sun."
He answered, "Yet souls are sick
And souls in the dark undone."
And the fogs are veiling the sun."
He answered, "Yet souls are sick
And souls in the dark undone."
I cast one look at the field,
Then set my face to the town.
He said: "My child, do you yield?
Will ye leave the flowers for the crown?"
Then set my face to the town.
He said: "My child, do you yield?
Will ye leave the flowers for the crown?"
