Respite Wednesday

Christ ‘in giving himself to us
Has become our fellow-pilgrim on life’s journey.’
But He said ‘I piped to you and you would not dance.’

In the face of this Christ
I felt myself ‘so heavy footed and drowsy.’
I asked Him, therefore, to wake me, ‘rouse me,
Let me dance hour by hour to Your piping
In all I do all day long,’ concluding,

‘I have trusted in Him and I am helped,
Therefore my heart danceth for joy
And in my song I will praise Him.

So make us Thine that we may be
A chalice of joy.’

~~ Marjorie Milne ~~

as quoted in

Glastonbury Journey,
A biography by Brian Frost