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Billy Graham’s
“My Answer
DEAR DR. GRAHAM: My husband has left me for matter, I find myself burdened with guilt and
another and sued for divorce. Although I cannot feelings of unworthiness. Can God help me over
discover any way in which I was at fault in this come these? B.M.
DEAR B. M.: You are really asking yourself
why your husband has rejected you, and down
inside you are feeling that maybe it is because you
were not adequate in some way. But that is not
necessarily the case, in spite of your feelings. It is
regrettable that you are being sued for divorce,
and 1 hope you have done everything you can do to
avoid this. But if your husband has left you tor
another the important thing now is to look to the
future and do what you can to have a stable and
productive life.
Your letter indicates that you have never
thought about God very much. Perhaps he would
use this situation to make you think more seriously
about the meaning of life, and the need you have of
God’s guidance in your life. Yes, God can help you
overcome these feelings you have. He can help you
overcome the guilt you feel because he will forgive
you if you turn to Christ in repentance and faith.
Even if you can find no reason for guilt in the
matter of this divorce, the Bible tells us that we all
are guilty before God for the many sins we have
committed both big and small. Jesus Christ
came to take away our guilt and our sin, and by
trusting him and inviting him into your life you can
know the joy of full forgiveness. “As far as the east
is from the west, so far hath he removed our
transgressions from us” (Psalms 103:12).
God also wants to help you with feelings of un
worthiness. How? By assuring you of his love. You
are worth something to him. You are worth so
much that he sent his Son to the cross to die for
you. “God so loved the world” including you
“that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
Whatever the situation you face now, commit
your life to Christ. He can take it and remake it as
you learn to follow him each day.
History of Hymns
by William J. Reynolds
O Word of God Incarnate,
O Wisdom from on high,
O Truth unchanged, unchanging,
O Light of our dark sky:
We praise thee for the radiance
That from the hallowed page,
A lantern to our footsteps.
Shines on from age to age.
William Walsham How wrote these lines
in 1867, when he was a Church of England
minister at Whittington, a pleasant far
ming village on the Welsh border of
England.
A distinguished churchman. How was
highly regarded for his unassuming
manner, his love for people, and his un
concern for higher ecclesiastical
positions. Appointed a bishop in East
London, he was best known for his work
among the poor of its poverty-stricken
slum area.
Unlike typical Anglican bishops of his
day who lived in palatial residences and
rode in private coaches. How lived among
the people in modest accommodations and
relied on public transportation.
He wrote more than 60 hymns, but only
three or four are known today. In addition
to the present one, they are “We Give
Thee But Thine Own,” “For All The Saints
Who From Their Labors Rest,” and “0
Jesus, Thou Art Standing.”
“O Word of God Incarnate” expresses
beautiful praise for the Bible. Every line
From Gallup Polls
Religious figures are prominent on the 1981
Gallup Poll’s “Most Admired” lists.
Pope John Paul II, the Rev. Billy Graham, and
the Rev. Jesse Jackson are among “top ten” on the
list of men living today who are most admired by
the American people, while Mother Teresa of
Calcutta places high among the first 10 on the list
of women.
Here are the top 10 men and women in the 1981
Gallup audit:
Most Admired Men 1981 Most Admired Women 1981
mirrors How’s love for and devotion to
God’s word. The initial stanza employs
four striking synonyms “Word,”
“Wisdom,” “Truth,” and “Light” as
names for Holy Scripture.
The final stanza is a prayer that the
Church may be a faithful stewart of the
treasure of God’s word, and that is may
always be a path to guide men.
Metaphors and similes abound,
reminding us of the significant influence
that God’s Word brings to our lives: the
Bible is a “banner,” a unifying symbol
providing courage, strength, and in
spiration; a “beacon” to warn of danger
and a ready reference for staying on
course in the Christian pilgrimage.
Dr. William J. Reynolds is on the faculty of the
school of Music at Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Fort Worth. He is immediate past
president of the Hymn Society of America and was
formerly secretary of the Church Music Department
of the Southern Baptist Sunday school board. A
lecturer, musician and composer, he has written
several books on hymns and was general editor of
Baptist Hymnal.
1. Ronald Reagan
2. Pope John Paul II
3. Jimmy Carter
4. Rev. Billy Graham
5. Edward Kennedy
6. Menachem Begin
7. Bob Hope
8. Gerald Ford
9. Henry Kissinger
10 Rev. Jesse Jackson
1. Nancy Reagan
2. Margaret Thatcher
3. Sandra O’Connor
4. Mother Teresa
5. Betty Ford
6. Jacqueline Kennedy
7. Rosalynn Carter
8. Barbara Waters
9. Queen Elizabeth II
10. Jane Fonda
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