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Thursday, June 11, 2026

Haskins: better than light

Feast of Barnabas the Apostle
Meditation:
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
—Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)

Quotation:
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:
“Give me a light, that I may tread safely into the unknown!”
And he replied:
“Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God.
That shall be to you better than light, and safer than a known way.”
... Minnie L. Haskins (1875-1957), from The Desert (privately printed c.1908), introduction, included in Masterpieces of Religious Verse, James Dalton Morrison, ed., New York: Harper & Bros., 1948, p. 92 (see the book)
See also Isa. 41:10; Ps. 16:11; Isa. 59:1; Eph. 5:13-14

Quiet time reflection:
Lord, Christ, You shall be my light.
 
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