Amy Carmichael

Some may be up against tremendous temptations. All are surrounded, as David was, by powers which seem to suggest the hopelessness of the cause of God. Try David’s way—sing.

—Amy Carmichael

Surely when we see our Lord Jesus we shall not ask Him to forgive us for our foolish over-caring, but rather that we cared so little, cared so coldly that souls are perishing for whom He died.

—Amy Carmichael

Looking back, there is so much to grieve over. We can see nothing at all in ourselves to praise, but so much in our Savior. His patience has never failed. He has never given up hope for us. There is something very heartening in this.

—Amy Carmichael

O for a love, for burning love

Like fervent flame of fire;

O for a love, for yearning love,

Love that will never tire;

Lord, in my need I appeal to Thee,

Grant me now my heart’s desire.

—Amy Carmichael

God of patience and endurance,

Steadfast as the steadfast stars

Stands Thy promise, Thine assurance

Unto Thine ambassadors:

I, thy God, will strengthen thee . . .

Where I am, there thou shalt be.

—Amy Carmichael

Clearness and glory, Lord,

Art Thou to me;

Light of my soul, lead on,

I follow Thee.

All through the moonless night,

Making its darkness bright,

Thou art my Heavenly Light—

Praise, praise to Thee.

—Amy Carmichael

In Him, not in our circumstances, is our peace. As of old, it is today. In Christ, in Colosse; in Christ, in hospital; in Christ, here.

—Amy Carmichael

We cannot fill ourselves with hope; we have no wells of hope within us. But God has.

—Amy Carmichael

The cross covers, the blood cleanses, and His eternal love will keep that which we have committed unto Him, until that day. Is not this a good word with which to end the year?

—Amy Carmichael

What must heaven keep in store for us if earth can offer us such unimaginable beauty?

—Amy Carmichael

Opening our windows toward Jerusalem,

And looking thitherward, we see

First Bethlehem

Then Nazareth and Galilee,

And afterwards, Gethsemane;

And then the little hill called Calvary.

—Amy Carmichael

Our hands be steady, then, until

The setting of the sun;

Then sudden, through the cloudy skies

The dawn shall break, the song shall rise,

The song of warfare won.

—Amy Carmichael

So, satisfied with His mercy, let us rejoice and be glad all our days—all these days, this day.

—Amy Carmichael

But do not settle down into an attitude of It will never be different. It will be different if only, in earnest, we follow on to know the Lord (Hos. 6:3).

—Amy Carmichael

Once again, led by a Star,

Do we come from near and far,

Drawn by Love’s belovèd cords,

Hail our Saviour, Lord of lords.

—Amy Carmichael

Kind Father, teach us how to show Thy kindness.

—Amy Carmichael

It is very hard to see how this can be for the best. But we are not asked to see, and why need we, when we know?

—Amy Carmichael

Our Lord has many ways of working. The only thing that can matter is to be obedient to what, so far as we know His will, is His word for us, and to keep to it till He directs otherwise.

—Amy Carmichael

Beauty and battle—both are of Thee.

Lighten mine eyes till I joyfully see

Beauty in all that Thou givest to me,

Lord of the light.

—Amy Carmichael

So when we are facing the impossible, we can count upon the God of the impossible.

—Amy Carmichael

In this season of much singing, I ask those who love our Lord Jesus to ask very specially for singing hearts. It would be sad if the lovely Christmas hymns and carols sounded only like a noise—even a noise of music—to Him.

—Amy Carmichael

My God shall supply all your need according to His riches (Phil. 4:19). We lay those words before our Lord and we say to Him very earnestly, And now, O Lord, do as You have said.

—Amy Carmichael

We know our Lord bears gently with the ignorant and erring, and it is not for us to judge how far the ignorance and error must reach before it passes the confines of His great loving-kindness.

—Amy Carmichael

When you feel at the end of everything, do not hesitate to say so to your Father.

—Amy Carmichael

As for God, His way is perfect—that is the substance of the words. And if His way be perfect we need no explanation.

—Amy Carmichael

So fear not, you who are like Joseph when the archers shot at him and wounded him (for the archers know all the tenderest places in our souls at which to shoot). Trust the love that upheld Joseph.

—Amy Carmichael

Many are asking, Are Missions worthwhile? Surely they are, if such souls are worth winning.

—Amy Carmichael

Let us ask that the stillness in which only His lights can shine may be ever around us, the stillness of the calm of His presence. And oh, let us ask that in this dark world we may so shine that others may see to read His love in the face of our loving Jesus.

—Amy Carmichael

And so I believe that the way of peace is found in looking on to the End of the Lord, not in puzzling over the beginning or the middle of His ways.

—Amy Carmichael

Freely give means to give lavishly. What do I need today? Strength? Peace? Patience? Heavenly joy? Industry? Good temper? Power to help others? Inward contentment? Courage? Whatever it be, my God will lavish it upon me.

—Amy Carmichael