{"id":1249,"date":"2015-02-03T15:34:59","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T15:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harveycp.vitelline.net\/?p=1249"},"modified":"2018-06-07T17:12:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T17:12:29","slug":"kneeling-we-triumph-volume-one-the-beauty-of-delayed-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harveycp.vitelline.net\/?p=1249","title":{"rendered":"Kneeling We Triumph Volume One: The Beauty of Delayed Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the book, Kneeling We Triumph Volume One compiled by Edwin and Lillian Harvey, there is a reading entitled \u201cThe beauty of delayed answers.\u201d In this reading, the authors have included a moving prayer uttered by the blind poet and hymn-writer, George Matheson and author of that well-known hymn, \u201cO love that will not let me go\u201d:<br \/>\n\u201cMy Father, help me to learn that I am heir to possessions which exceed my present holding! They exceed my present power to hold\u2014they are waiting for my summer. Do I ever thank Thee for the blessings which Thou postponest? I am afraid not. I am like the prodigal: I want to get all at once the portion that falleth to me; and, where it is not given, I deem it is refused. Teach me, O Lord, the beauty of Thy delayed answers.\u201d<div class=\"bg-margin-for-link\"><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69d52bea51ca80013459494' value='69d52bea51ca80013459494'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69d52bea51ca80013459494' value='Continue reading...'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69d52bea51ca80013459494' value='Show Less'><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69d52bea51ca80013459494' ><\/p>\n<p>In the moment of its crying<br \/>\nCame no answer to my heart,<br \/>\nBut, long-deferred, it came with blessing<br \/>\nIn a quiet place apart.<br \/>\nSeldom in the midst of toiling<br \/>\nDo we reap our recompense.<br \/>\nIt may come when hands are folded<br \/>\nIn a sunset hour long hence.<br \/>\nNot in thunderous crash of earthquake,<br \/>\nNot in whirlwind or in fire,<br \/>\nNot in voice of sounding trumpet<br \/>\nDoes God speak our deep desire.<br \/>\nBut with strife and fretting over\u2014<br \/>\nWaiting\u2014all serene and still,<br \/>\nWe may hear the whispered message<br \/>\nTeaching us His perfect will.<br \/>\nWhen we school our hearts to patience<br \/>\nGod reveals His better way.<br \/>\nProving oft that His tomorrow<br \/>\nIs far better than today.<br \/>\n<em>\u2014Kathryn Blackburn Peck.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The above quotations are taken from Kneeling We Triumph Volume One, published by Harvey Christian Publishers and available in their Online Christian Bookstore.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><a id='bg-showmore-action-69d52bea51ca80013459494' class='bg-showmore-plg-link  '  style=\" color:#cc1818;;\" href='#'>Continue reading...<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the book, Kneeling We Triumph Volume One compiled by Edwin and Lillian Harvey, there is a reading entitled \u201cThe beauty of delayed answers.\u201d In this reading, the authors have included a moving prayer uttered by the blind poet and hymn-writer, George Matheson and author of that well-known hymn, \u201cO love that will not let [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,200],"tags":[528,529,530,531],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harveycp.vitelline.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harveycp.vitelline.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harveycp.vitelline.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harveycp.vitelline.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harveycp.vitelline.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1249"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/harveycp.vitelline.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1855,"href":"https:\/\/harveycp.vitelline.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1249\/revisions\/1855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harveycp.vitelline.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harveycp.vitelline.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harveycp.vitelline.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}