When I refuse the easy thing for the love of my dear Lord,
And when I choose the harder thing for love of my dear Lord,
And do not make a fuss or speak a single grumbling word;
That is discipline.
When everything seems going wrong and yet I will not grouse,
When it is hot, and I am tired, and yet I will not grouse,
But sing a song and do my work in school and in the house;
That is discipline.
When Satan whispers, "Scamp your work"--to say to him, "I won't,"
When Satan whispers, "Slack a bit"--to say to him, "I won't,"
To rule myself and not to wait for others' "Do" and "Don't";
That is discipline.
When I look up and triumph over every sinful thing,
The things that no one knows about--the cowardly, selfish thing--
And when with heart and will I live to please my glorious King;
That is discipline.
To trample on that curious thing inside me that says "I,"
To think of others always--never, never of that "I,"
To learn to live according to my Savior's word, "Deny";
That is discipline.
1 comment:
hello. Last night i got help from chatgpt to look for this poem. It did give me Amy Carmichael's Discipline, albeit a different version. So today, I looked it up to print it and I found your copy and let me tell you, this is the exact version I was looking for. I've been looking for this for a long time, it was a poem we studied in high school and I just want to thank you for posting this. Thank you so much!
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