Thou Knowest

Thou knowest, Lord, that I lie here in a foreign land far from friend and kin and home.  Thou knowest that it has not been easy for me to will this way and that often I am tempted to rebel against the path of life which I must walk.  And Thou knowest, too, that today is one of those dark days when I am weary both in body and soul and I find it hard to go on.  The vanity of life and the futility of our activity becomes ever more clear and the frailty of the staff of flesh is so evident! Thou...