Volume 64: Emily Macarthur [Mrs. James Macarthur] correspondence and other papers, 1838-1879: No. 404
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of thy never failing & parental love. Thou knowest, O God, that I am greatly afflicted, - heaviness hath taken hold on me, - my soul is bowed down to the dust, - I am full of fears, & of many anxious disquietings. Thou hast wounded me in that which I most delighted in, & all the joy of my heart has ceased -
To whom, O Lord, but unto thee, can I come in this season of heaviness? It is thy hand that has dealt me this blow, - & it is thy hand alone that can remove my suffering. Thou [Indecipherable], but not in anger, - thou chastisest, but not in hot displeasure, for with thee, O Lord, there is none of the darkness & none of the passion that must lead man, - but all thy counsels are wisdom & loving tenderness, & thou art merciful even to the unthankful & the unholy - I believe, O Lord, that all thy chastisements are meant for good; & that though man cannot always understand their object, they are all wisely ordered by thy wisdom, to which the most secret thoughts & inclinations of the heart are known -
Strengthen me, O Lord, in this belief; & when darkness cometh upon me, & my heart is sorely pained, may I find rest in the assurances that