Call Back in 2014

We are now in the last days of 2013. A new year, a new anticipation, a fresh new beginning is about to begin.

The December 19th devotion in that much loved and sought after devotional, Streams in the Desert, spoke about a much loved poem I believe was written by Edgar A. Guest, although I'm not sure. I have one of Guest's books, but can't remember where it is and if I saw the poem in there.

Anyway . . . for the Christian, hearing and reading about men and women of faith, through the centuries, is a great learning opportunity. And YOUR life can be the life that helps draw your family and friends to a fuller life of faith.

So this new year, please join me and "call back" how God has seen you through the years, and the amazing things you've learned in following Him. I hope this poem inspires you to share with others.

"If you have gone a little way ahead of me, call back--
'Twill cheer my heart and help my feet along the stony track;
And if, perchance, Faith's light is dim, because the oil is low,
Your call will guide my lagging course as wearily I go.

"Call back, and tell me that He went with you into the storm;
Call back, and say He kept you when the forest's roots were torn,
That, when the heavens thunder and the earthquake shook the hill,
He bore you up and held you where the very air was still.

"Oh, friend, call back, and tell me for I cannot see your face;
They say it glows with triumph, and your feet bound in the race;
But there are mists between us and my spirit eyes are dim,
And I cannot see the glory, though I long for word of Him.

"But if you'll say He heard you when your prayer was but a cry,
And if you'll say He saw you through the night's sin-darkened sky--
If you have gone a little way ahead, oh, friend, call back--
'Twill cheer my heart and help my feet along the stony track."

"Life is a steep climb, and it does the heart good to have somebody 'call back' and cheerily beckon us on up the high hill . . ."  "If anyone among us has found anything worthwhile, we ought to 'call back.'" Mrs. Charles E. Cowman

My friends, He went with me into the storm and kept me when my roots were torn; He bore me up and held me close when the earthquake shook my heart; He heard me when my prayers were but a cry, and He saw me through the night's sin-darkened sky. My face glows with triumph and my feet continues the race. My God is FAITHFUL, you CAN trust Him to see you through!

As you get ready to begin 2014, I hope you will "call back" to fellow believers and tell them how God has seen you through as you've walked with Him.

The snaps are some of my favorites from 2013.

Happy New Year!