(John MacDuff, \u201cHospice of the Pilgrim\u201d 1891)<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, where can rest be found?\u201d<\/p>\n
This is the cry of weary, care worn humanity.<\/p>\n
This is the cry embracing every nation and every
\nclimate, from the yearnings of heathendom to the
\nlongings and aspirations of the present hour.<\/p>\n
From the tumultuous sea of the world\u2019s unrest,
\nthis cry has gone up like a dirge of baffled souls,
\n\u201cOh, where can rest be found?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCome unto me,\u201d is the address of many
\nsiren voices, titillating tones of questionable
\nor forbidden pleasure, leading only to . . .
\nunrest,
\ndisquiet,
\nheart weariness,
\nlife failure;
\ntinted soap bubbles with a momentary
\niridescence, then collapsing.<\/p>\n
The existence of many is a pursuit after spurious
\nand counterfeit rest, misnamed happiness; an
\naimless, vapid life of pleasure; engrossed with
\nobjects which bring with them no sense of
\nsatisfaction; a dull, weary round on the world\u2019s
\nmonotonous treadmill.<\/p>\n
Some strive to find rest through the gateway
\nof ethical systems and philosophic tenets.<\/p>\n
Others, through the gateway of human merit.<\/p>\n
Others through . . .
\nceremonial observances,
\nfasts and vigils,
\npenances and pilgrimages,
\nrites and ceremonies,
\ncreeds and dogmas.<\/p>\n
These, and such as these, are
\nalike spurious and unavailing.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, where can rest be found?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCome to Me, all of you who are weary
\nand carry heavy burdens, and I will give
\nyou rest.\u201d Matthew 11:28<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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