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Literary
September 29, 1882
The Daily Cairo Bulletin
Cairo, Alexander County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
David Swing uses an ocean metaphor to illustrate that God's love and providence cannot be fully grasped from isolated sufferings, such as a dying infant or a good man's adversity, but require viewing the broader scope of divine time and eternity.
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The Boundaries of God's Love.
As we cannot take up a drop of water from the Atlantic and find in that drop the flow of the tides, the lifting up of the billows, the power that floats all the ships of a thousand ports, and the soft and loud music of a calm and storm; as to see the ocean, we must grasp in all its rock bed bordered by the continents,—so we cannot in the face of a dying infant, or the adversity of a good man, see the government of the love of God. It has boundaries wider than these. We must wait, and what the fleeting moments of man deny, ask the great years of God to bring. The tides of the mind, the deep music of human waters, cannot be seen in the drop of life.
—David Swing.
As we cannot take up a drop of water from the Atlantic and find in that drop the flow of the tides, the lifting up of the billows, the power that floats all the ships of a thousand ports, and the soft and loud music of a calm and storm; as to see the ocean, we must grasp in all its rock bed bordered by the continents,—so we cannot in the face of a dying infant, or the adversity of a good man, see the government of the love of God. It has boundaries wider than these. We must wait, and what the fleeting moments of man deny, ask the great years of God to bring. The tides of the mind, the deep music of human waters, cannot be seen in the drop of life.
—David Swing.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Religious
What keywords are associated?
Gods Love
Divine Providence
Suffering
Ocean Metaphor
Faith
Eternity
What entities or persons were involved?
David Swing
Literary Details
Title
The Boundaries Of God's Love.
Author
David Swing
Key Lines
As We Cannot Take Up A Drop Of Water From The Atlantic And Find In That Drop The Flow Of The Tides, The Lifting Up Of The Billows, The Power That Floats All The Ships Of A Thousand Ports, And The Soft And Loud Music Of A Calm And Storm;
So We Cannot In The Face Of A Dying Infant, Or The Adversity Of A Good Man, See The Government Of The Love Of God.
It Has Boundaries Wider Than These. We Must Wait, And What The Fleeting Moments Of Man Deny, Ask The Great Years Of God To Bring.