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My father in the faith & discipler, Clyde Cranford, was riddled with serious illnesses, especially the last ten years of his life. His struggle became a blessing to many in a variety of ways. How so?
When Clyde couldn't sleep because of physical discomfort, he would lie awake and pray, and think, and sometimes write. In his final year on earth, really in a matter of a few months, he wrote a collection of poems that he titled, In the Night Watches, because that's when they came to him.
As a compliment to our journey through Hebrews, I'll share a few of Clyde's poems from time to time that are fitting with the things we're contemplating. Here's the first. Enjoy!
FULL, THE HEART THAT LOOKS ON JESUS
(Psalm 34:5)
Full, the heart that looks on Jesus
Shining from each gospel page.
There, no stately form of grandeur
Doth His lowliness betray.
He is all humility;
Yet we bow on bended knee,
When we see His face.
See Him look with great compassion
On the sin-worn souls of men.
See His tears and read His passion
For the lost He came to win.
He is true Humanity,
Yet retains His Deity.
He is as He's always been.
Words are beggars at the banquet
Of His glories infinite.
How the heart would burst with gladness
Could it tell of its delight.
He, true Beauty, all and free,
Reaching through eternity,
Filling it with light.
Yet He pondereth the lilies,
Pale they be compared to Him,
Makes them tools to teach His children
Where to place their confidence.
He is all sufficiency.
Could a greater teacher be,
Guiding through His providence?
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