“Beside Thy gracious heart content I stay,
Or with Thee fate’s appointed journey go;
I lean upon Thee when my step I slow,
I wrap me with Thee in the naked day.
“With Thee no loneliness, no pathless way,
The wind is heaven’s, to take as it shall blow:
More than Thy voice, Thy hand, I need not know;
I may not murmur, for I shall not stray.”
One of the most interesting of our Lord’s appearances after His resurrection was the one which took place beside the sea. The scene shows a fire burning on the beach, with fish broiling on the coals, and bread; then beside the fire, the Master.
The scene meant a great deal to the disciples. First of all, it had its cheer for them. We have lost much in our modern homes in giving up the old fashioned fireplace with its blazing logs, and even in losing the open grate. The fire on the hearth was a brightener of the home. It is only in a poetical way that we can talk now about our hearthstones.
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