Prayers Written At Vailima, and A Lowden Sabbath Morn
()
About this ebook
It is with natural reluctance that I touch upon the last prayer of my husband's life. Many have supposed that he showed, in the wording of this prayer, that he had some premonition of his approaching death. I am sure he had no such premonition. It was I who told the assembled family that I felt an impending disaster approaching nearer and nearer. Any Scot will understand that my statement was received seriously. It could not be, we thought, that danger threatened any one within the house; but Mr. Graham Balfour, my husband's cousin, very near and dear to us, was away on a perilous cruise. Our fears followed the various vessels, more or less unseaworthy, in which he was making his way from island to island to the atoll where the exiled king, Mataafa, was at that time imprisoned. In my husband's last prayer, the night before his death, he asked that we should be given strength to bear the loss of this dear friend, should such a sorrow befall us.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson was born on 13 November 1850, changing his second name to ‘Louis’ at the age of eighteen. He has always been loved and admired by countless readers and critics for ‘the excitement, the fierce joy, the delight in strangeness, the pleasure in deep and dark adventures’ found in his classic stories and, without doubt, he created some of the most horribly unforgettable characters in literature and, above all, Mr. Edward Hyde.
Read more from Robert Louis Stevenson
Ghostly Tales: Spine-Chilling Stories of the Victorian Age Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Classic Children's Stories (Golden Deer Classics) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Wrong Box Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 4 (30 short stories) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Essays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Christmas Library: 250+ Essential Christmas Novels, Poems, Carols, Short Stories...by 100+ Authors Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Body Snatcher Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5In the South Seas Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Robert Louis Stevenson: Seven Novels Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5ARABIAN NIGHTS: Andrew Lang's 1001 Nights & R. L. Stevenson's New Arabian Nights Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/520 Eternal Masterpieces Of Children Stories (Golden Deer Classics) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGothic Classics: 60+ Books in One Volume Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 1 (30 short stories) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Penny Dreadfuls MEGAPACK ®: 10 Classic Shockers! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Master of Ballantrae Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to Prayers Written At Vailima, and A Lowden Sabbath Morn
Related ebooks
Prayers Written At Vailima, and A Lowden Sabbath Morn Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPrayers Written at Vailima Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSahnedra: The Vampire Chronicles Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsForgotten Stories: In the Shadows of the Son of Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMemoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward, Containing: A Full Sketch of Her Life: With Various Selections from Her Writings and Letters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMemoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOh Secret Silence: A Collection of my Poems and a Few Good Short Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Journey of My Father's Son: Tales of a Sharecropper’S Son Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPassover Haggadah: As Commented Upon By Elie Wiesel and Illustrated b Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lament for Spilt Porter: Longing for Family and Home Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Complete Works of Ada Cambridge Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEscaping the Smoke and Rain: Moving Through and Beyond the Jehovah's Witness Community Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Why This Jubilee?: Advent Reflections on Songs of the Season Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMaria Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWORTH: A Story of Favor and Forgiveness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Bells of Is, Voices of Human Need and Sorrow: Echoes from My Early Pastorates Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom Wilderness of World to Light of the Cross Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWishful Tinkering From My Front Porch Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsComing Home: Saskatchewan Remembered Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAnother Country – Growing Up In '50s Ireland: Memoirs of a Dublin Childhood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKneeling in Jerusalem Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Where the Heart Is Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Anecdotal Odes of Wilbur Shapiro Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSaints Maligned Misunderstood and Mistreated Part I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My Strength and My Song: A Year with the Psalms Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Way of St. James Prayer Book Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Song of our Syrian Guest Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThat We May Perfectly Love Thee: Preparing Our Hearts for Holy Communion Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Honey on the Sweet Potatoes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Prayer & Prayerbooks For You
Dangerous Prayers: Because Following Jesus Was Never Meant to Be Safe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Power of a Praying Woman Book of Prayers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Start with Prayer: 250 Prayers for Hope and Strength Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Praying in the Holy Spirit Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Complete Works of E. M. Bounds on Prayer: Experience the Wonders of God through Prayer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fervent: A Woman's Battle Plan to Serious, Specific, and Strategic Prayer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How To Really Pray Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pray First: The Transformative Power of a Life Built on Prayer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jesus Listens: Daily Devotional Prayers of Peace, Joy, and Hope (the New 365-Day Prayer Book) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Finding God in Anime: A Devotional for Otakus: Finding God in Anime, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Pray:What the Bible Tells Us About Genuine, Effective Prayer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fasting: Opening the Door to a Deeper, More Intimate, More Powerful Relationship With God Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sermon on the Mount: The Key to Success in Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Power of a Praying Parent Book of Prayers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Book of Common Prayer: Pocket edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Pray: Reflections and Essays Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When You Don't Know What to Pray: 100 Essential Prayers for Enduring Life's Storms Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Praying the Scriptures for Your Teens: Discover How to Pray God's Purpose for Their Lives Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Power of a Praying Husband Book of Prayers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Daily Prayers for Orthodox Christians Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Blessings of the Cosmos: Wisdom of the Heart from the Aramaic Words of Jesus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Let Nothing Disturb You: 30 Days with Teresa of Avila Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anam Cara [Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition]: A Book of Celtic Wisdom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dear Abba: Morning & Evening Prayer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Saved by the Light: The True Story of a Man Who Died Twice and the Profound Revelations He Received Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pocket Prayers: 40 Simple Prayers that Bring Peace and Rest Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prayers of the Cosmos: Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus' Words Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Prayers Written At Vailima, and A Lowden Sabbath Morn
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Prayers Written At Vailima, and A Lowden Sabbath Morn - Robert Louis Stevenson
https://iOnlineShopping.com
FOR RENEWAL OF JOY
INTRODUCTION
In every Samoan household the day is closed with prayer and the singing of hymns. The omission of this sacred duty would indicate, not only a lack of religious training in the house chief, but a shameless disregard of all that is reputable in Samoan social life. No doubt, to many, the evening service is no more than a duty fulfilled. The child who says his prayer at his mother's knee can have no real conception of the meaning of the words he lisps so readily, yet he goes to his little bed with a sense of heavenly protection that he would miss were the prayer forgotten. The average Samoan is but a larger child in most things, and would lay an uneasy head on his wooden pillow if he had not joined, even perfunctorily, in the evening service. With my husband, prayer, the direct appeal, was a necessity. When he was happy he felt impelled to offer thanks for that undeserved joy; when in sorrow, or pain, to call for strength to bear what must be