God's Strength in Loneliness
Poem★★★God gave a message that should come down through the years to reach even the men of this homeless age. God who is man’s strength in the time of stress is the God who waits to end man’s loneliness and bring him home. ‘There is a churchyard in the south of England where the grave- stones are old and worn. Much of the record of man’s life in the village has passed away. One ancient headstone is so defaced that we do not know even the name of the one whose precious dust was laid to rest in that quiet earth. As one’s eyes rove over the worn stone they come at last to a single line which may still be clearly read. It says, “Gone away with a Friend.” That ended our regret. It
The point
A worn headstone bearing 'Gone away with a Friend' reminds us that God brings us home; loneliness ends when we rest in God's companionship.