Image and Inspiration April 10, 2017 Issue

'Sometimes a light surprises ...'

Photograph by Peter Anderson—Orlando, Florida, US
Lilies after a rain storm

Lilies after a rain storm

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Peter Anderson

Sometimes a light surprises
   The Christian while he sings;
It is the Lord who rises
   With healing in his wings.
When comfort seems declining,
   There comes to us again
A season of clear shining,
   To cheer us after rain.

—William Cowper, Christian Science Hymnal, No. 313, adapt. © CSBD

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