The Family
J R Miller
If Christ be indeed remembered daily and hourly in the home, if his presence be consciously realized and it's transforming power felt in each heart, and if everything be done and every word spoken in his name, the household of life will be pervaded by the spirit of heaven, and the home memories will be tender with all the hallowed tenderness of the warmest love.
We are fast moving on through this world.
Soon all that will remain of us will be memories of our lives.
No part of our work will then afford such a true test of our living as the memorials we leave behind in our homes.
No other work that God gives any of us to do is so important, so sacred, so far-reaching in its influence, so delicate and easily marred as our home-making.
This is the work of all our life that is most divine.
The carpenter works in wood, the mason works in stone, the smith works in iron, the artist works on canvas, but the home-maker works on immortal lives.
The wood or the stone or the iron or the canvas may be marred, and it will not matter greatly in fifty years; but let a tender human soul be marred in its early training, and ages hence the effects will still be seen.
Whatever else we slight, let it never be our home-making.
If we do nothing else well in this world, let us at
least build well within our own doors.
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Making memories...so true. I like your "Miller Mondays"!
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Love,
Anne♥
Thanks Anne - you have a great day too :-)
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Hi Trish,
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Merle.
Dear Trish,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this; my Miller book is in storage, and I'd forgotten how wonderful it is!
Love,
Marqueta
As I continue to see how important my role as a wife and mother, these kinds of words are so very dear to my heart.
ReplyDeleteI do look forward to Mondays because of your willingness to share this book.
m.b.
Hello Dear heart,
ReplyDeleteThankyou for sharing these lovely words. It is good to be reminded of the importance of our roles and duties. Sometimes we forget how precious it is to tend at home.
love and HUgs B-)
Nekl
Hi Trish,
ReplyDeleteI love anything that puts the spotlight on Christ, and this so beautifully does...
I especially love the first paragraph.
God bless you friend,
michele
I really appreciate this post today. Thank you for this for it is very encouraging when you are going against the grain of the world.
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-Mary
Dear Trish,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting Miller on Mondays. I am so enjoying reading more of his work. Need to watch for this book when I am out junking.
Blessings from Arizona,
Dorothy
I love the quotes from J.R. Miller, as he always has encouraging ones regarding the home life. Thank you for posting this reminder for us Homemakers. We always need to be reminded that our job is an important one, and not something we should be slack about nor take for granted.
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