Amazing Grace: 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions (
July 20 SWEETLY RESTING Mary D. James, 1810–1883 For in the day of trouble He will keep me safe in His dwelling; He will hide me in the shelter of His tabernacle and set me high upon a rock. (Psalm 27:5) Once my hands were always trying, Trying hard to do my best; Now my heart is sweetly trusting, And my soul is all at rest. —A. B. Simpson Evangelist D. L. Moody once observed that there are three kinds of faith a Christian can have: a struggling faith, a clinging faith, or a resting faith. A resting faith is not some mystical feeling that we might experience at times in a church service or during a spiritually high moment. It is simply the daily repose of a life that has learned to relax and be comfortable in God’s providential care. Such an attitude is the result of ceasing to live for self and starting to live solely for God’s glory. Medical people have long realized the relationship that exists between a happy, calm spirit and a health...