God abides in men"" God abides in men, These are men who are simple, they are fields of corn.. Such men have mindslike wide grey skies, they have the grandeurthat the fools call emptiness. God abides in men. Some men are not simple, they live in citiesamong the teeming buildings, wrestling with forcesas strong as the sun and the rain. Often they must forgo dream upon dream.. Christ walks in the wildernessin such lives. God abides in men, because Christ has put onthe nature of man, like a garment, and worn it to his own shape. He has put on everyone's life..to the workman's clothes to the King's red robes, to the snowy loveliness of the wedding garment.. Christ has put on Man's nature, and given him back his humanness.. God abides in man. .Caryll Houselander
About This Quote
God abides in men" is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. The poem is about the nature of God's presence in man. God is not just an idea or a person who lives in heaven, he is what makes us human. He goes with us wherever we go, helps us to take the right path, helps us to live our lives in a better way, and gives us strength when we feel weak.
Source: The Flowering Tree
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