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Well said; no disagreement here. Darryl Hart has written about the inherent 'tension' of being 'heirs of the world' (the 'already') and yet pilgrims on our way (the 'not yet')--holding these two at once certainly creates tension, and requires patience and endurance. Same with having a grand vision and yet being 'faithful in little,' perhaps?

I think 1 Cor. 7 is instructive for this time of tension--yes, "build great things," but do it "as though not." Yes, "whatever we do, do it unto the glory of God," which means--go big, do it excellently. But in all our doing, don't let those "big ends" become or eclipse our "chief and highest end" (WLC 1). "For the present form of the world is passing away." That probably goes without saying.

Either way, "thy kingdom come!"

freeborn | ἐλεύθερος | 8r0gwg 9mo ago

PS - to illustrate how much I relate, I have a very hard time singing [this hymn](https://www.trinitypsalterhymnal.org/hymns/father-i-know-that-all-my-life/) when it comes up in the "rotation," and I'm not entirely sure my aversion to it is entirely unfounded... 😅 -- I mean, what would Abraham "every square inch!" Kuyper say about this hymn? 😄

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hodlbod 9mo ago

Nice, that's a good one, I hadn't heard it before.

"content to fill a little space, if thou be glorified." is brutal 😂 but in line with John B's "he must increase, and I must decrease"

freeborn | ἐλεύθερος | 8r0gwg 9mo ago

I don't mean this to be a criticism, but it _was_ written by a woman in the mid 19th c., and I think that comes through a bit. It's a tad sentimental; probably a time and a place for it. But contrast that with, say, [Onward, Christian Soldiers](https://hymnary.org/text/onward_christian_soldiers_marching_as#Author) -- clearly written by a man, also in the mid-19th c., and pretty clearly with men in mind.

HYMNS! WE GOT HYMNS, HERE! HYMNS FOR HER, HYMNS FOR HIM, HYMNS FOR ALL KINDS 😄