Church thoughts

"O Royal Bride give heed
And to my words attend;
For Christ the King forsake the world 
And every former friend."
#psalm4510
#psalmsinging
#trinitypsalterhymnal

I found this quote in our sermon today to be inspiring to me as a mom.
February 6, 1711-12
“___As I am a woman, so I am also mistress of a large family. and though the superior charge of the souls contained in it lies upon you; yet, in your absence, I cannot but look upon every soul you leave under my care as a talent committed to me under a trust by the great Lord of all the families both of heaven and earth. And if I am unfaithful to Him or you in neglecting to improve these talents, how shall I answer unto Him, when He shall command me to render an account of my stewardship?
“As these, and other such like thoughts, made me at first take a more than ordinary care of the souls of my children and servants, so—knowing our religion requires a strict observation of the Lord’s day, and not thinking that we fully answered the end of the institution by going to church unless we filled up the intermediate spaces of time by other acts of piety and devotion—I thought it my duty to spend some part of the day in reading to and instructing my family: and such time I esteemed spent in a way more acceptable to God than if I had retired to my own private devotions."
#teachthemdiligently
#susannawesley
#applevalleychurch

Matching!