{"id":6342,"date":"2022-11-17T09:59:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T09:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=6342"},"modified":"2022-11-17T09:59:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T09:59:47","slug":"the-cry-of-weary-care-worn-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=6342","title":{"rendered":"The cry of weary, care worn humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The cry of weary, care worn humanity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gracegems.org\/Books2\/Macduff.htm\">John MacDuff<\/a>, \u201cHospice of the Pilgrim\u201d 1891)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cOh, where can rest be found?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is<strong>the cry of weary, care worn humanity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the cry&nbsp;embracing every nation and every<br>climate, from the yearnings of heathendom to the<br>longings and aspirations of the present hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the tumultuous sea of the world\u2019s unrest,<br>this cry has gone up like a dirge of baffled souls,<br><strong>\u201cOh, where can rest be found?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCome unto me,\u201d is the address of many<br>siren voices, titillating tones of questionable<br>or forbidden pleasure, leading only to . . .<br>&nbsp; unrest,<br>&nbsp; disquiet,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;heart weariness,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;life failure;<br><strong>tinted soap bubbles with a momentary<\/strong><strong>iridescence, then collapsing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The existence of many is a pursuit after spurious<br>and counterfeit rest, misnamed happiness; an<br>aimless, vapid life of pleasure; engrossed with<br>objects which bring with them no sense of<br>satisfaction; a dull, weary round on the world\u2019s<br>monotonous treadmill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some strive to find rest through the gateway<br>of ethical systems and philosophic tenets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others, through the gateway of human merit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others through . . .<br>&nbsp; ceremonial observances,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;fasts and vigils,&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; penances and pilgrimages,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;rites and ceremonies,<br>&nbsp; creeds and dogmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These, and such as these, are<br>alike spurious and unavailing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cOh, where can rest be found?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCome to Me, all of you who are weary<br>&nbsp;and carry heavy burdens, and&nbsp;<strong>I will give<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;you rest<\/strong>.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp; Matthew 11:28\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cry of weary, care worn humanity (John MacDuff, \u201cHospice of the Pilgrim\u201d 1891) \u201cOh, where can rest be found?\u201d This isthe cry of weary, care worn humanity. This is the cry&nbsp;embracing every nation and everyclimate, from the yearnings of heathendom to thelongings and aspirations of the present hour. From the tumultuous sea of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-author-john-macduff","category-rest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6343,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6342\/revisions\/6343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}