March 29, 2009

Jesus The Very Thought of Thee

"Jesus, the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills the breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see,
And in Thy presence rest." --- Bernard of Clairvaux

The first line of this hymn is amazing, "Jesus the very thought of Thee..." I find that just the thought of Jesus causes my concentration to shift. No matter how busy or upset, the thought of Jesus reminds me that all things are in the Father's hands. With that said I am not very good at thinking of Jesus. It is counter intuitive. When I am presented with a problem my first response is to focus on the problem and try to fix it. I wonder how much stress I produce for myself by not focusing on Jesus.

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