The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-07-02

at the DeautlIul CaLnedrd a.
of the Pines in New Hamp-
shire last Sunday the Rev Ma
than Wright, rector Of st.
Cyprian's Episcopal Church
Roxbury, conducted religious
services attended by large
gathering of his own parish
toner's and other visitors
The day was warm and
sunny
The pastor said in part,
1--WE have enjoyed the beauty
of these hills, the stately and
solemn splendor Of the pines
which gave this place of wor-
ship its name. This has been
a glorious day. With the psal-
mist we can all say with
earnest conviction. This is
the day which the Lord hath
made; we will rejoice and be
1aglad in it?
r. mot everyday of our lives
has been this bright. There
have been cloudy days, stormy
days in the lives of all of US,
days marked by pain and
bitter tears.
"Yet. every day Is Gods
day. This particular day fill
ed as it has been with beauty,
with joy, hopefulness, and
with peace is fundamentally
no different from any other
day. Every day Of our lives
alike is day which God has
made, and in the words of the
psalmist, which make up our
text, we should rejoice and
be glad in it,"
Whether it rains or shines,
whether we find ourselves in
isfhe midst of pain or pleasure. /
or whether the road ahead
Seems dark or clear. God is
still in control. He did not
create a world filled with in
finite possibilities of good. of
peace, Of joy, of happiness and
of fulfillment and then alb
dictate the throne of its lord
ship,
God rules as surely TODAY
as He did on the day that
"He fashioned the earth or set
the moon and the stars in
their course. With infinitely
metieulous care He presides
over the movement of the
planets, the changing of the
seasons, the coming Of night
and day; the migration of the
birds and fish. And with the
same care that He governs the
growth of the forests and rules
over the movement of the sea.
He provides for the wants of
His children and SO will care
Tor you, and for me.
We can rejoice during every
day Of our lives, no matter
how little sunshine or no mat
ter how much grief or pain
may come. because we know
sthat adversely. difficulties and
sdisappointments have their
splace. If every one of us had
Everything just the way that
we wanted it, what a sad
world this would be! None of
us can stand in the place of
God and see what is absolute
~ right and absolutely wrong
And many, If not most. Of
the decisions which we make
IN life are only Of limited
worth. They are seldom the
best in the sight Of God So
q is as the saying goes :
Man appoints and God dis
appoints He dis-appoints and
dlsapproves because as a Fa-
ther to those of us who ar,
his children His judgements
are superior to our Gown. "By
man came death, but in Christ
are all men made alive" Evil
produces its own consequences
which are always some form
Of adversely They are danger
signals which tell us that
something has gone wrong
That some balance must be
set right In the face of every
qlihculty we are confronted
N some way with the Judge
p1ent Of God; either a Judge
nnent Of God on our world
or a judgement on our own
personal lives.
In adversely we can ALWAYS
shank God In physical sick
ness, we can always thank
God for that pain Of body
Which Is the Great Physicians
way Of telling us THAT some
Thing in our material make
PIP has gone wrong. without
some forms of physical pain.
bow greatly Impoverished our
lives would bel In the face Of
Wrong- doing, we can thank
God for a conscience that
causes moral anguish by
which alone our lives NAV
burn into pathways that are
true With the loss Of things
which we value Of possess
sions or Of friends we can
thank God for the opportunity
of the renewal Of our trust
IN Him, knowing that The