Latter-Day Psalms/Salvation
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SALVATION
"Save thy soul," saith the preacher. "Be that thy one care."
Is there then nothing more urgent for thee than to save thy soul? Was it for that only that spirit was entrusted to thee?
"Live rightly," saith the preacher, "that thou mayest have peace; and blessedness hereafter"
Is it for thine own comfort that thou wilt live rightly? With a little virtue wilt thou bargain for heaven?
"God seeks thee," saith the preacher. "He implores thee to come to him. For very love of thee he reaches out both hands to save thee."
And wilt thou turn to God in the love of thyself? And wilt thou love God to save thy soul?
Is it for her soul's sake that a mother loves? Does she deny herself that she may be blessed hereafter?
And what is thy soul that it is so precious to thee, and thy salvation that thou must care for it?
Thy soul is but one among the souls of men; and in the company of the great, what is it?
And beside the Spirit it is less than a glow-worm shining against the sun. In the midst of the living heaven what art thou beside the souls of stars?
Thou and all things yearn after salvation. If thou save thyself alone, thou hast done nothing.
Men, yea, and the stars, call upon thee for help. But thou broodest on thy soul.
If indeed thou hast a soul, forget it. Come out from it, and enter into the hope and fear that is greater than thou.
Sacrifice even thy soul gladly if the world need. Or if thou canst save it, save it not to be thine, but to be God's.
Is there then nothing more urgent for thee than to save thy soul? Was it for that only that spirit was entrusted to thee?
"Live rightly," saith the preacher, "that thou mayest have peace; and blessedness hereafter"
Is it for thine own comfort that thou wilt live rightly? With a little virtue wilt thou bargain for heaven?
"God seeks thee," saith the preacher. "He implores thee to come to him. For very love of thee he reaches out both hands to save thee."
And wilt thou turn to God in the love of thyself? And wilt thou love God to save thy soul?
Is it for her soul's sake that a mother loves? Does she deny herself that she may be blessed hereafter?
And what is thy soul that it is so precious to thee, and thy salvation that thou must care for it?
Thy soul is but one among the souls of men; and in the company of the great, what is it?
And beside the Spirit it is less than a glow-worm shining against the sun. In the midst of the living heaven what art thou beside the souls of stars?
Thou and all things yearn after salvation. If thou save thyself alone, thou hast done nothing.
Men, yea, and the stars, call upon thee for help. But thou broodest on thy soul.
If indeed thou hast a soul, forget it. Come out from it, and enter into the hope and fear that is greater than thou.
Sacrifice even thy soul gladly if the world need. Or if thou canst save it, save it not to be thine, but to be God's.