Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Religion in Common Life: A Sermon Preached in Crathie Church, Oct. 14, 1855, Before Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Albert
But though it be true that we cannot, in our worldly work, be always consclously thinking of religion, yet it is also true that unconsciously, insensibly, we may be acting under its ever-present control. As there are laws and powers in the natural world of which, without thinking of them, we are ever availing o selves, - as I do not think of gravitation, when, by its aid, I lift my arm, or of atmospheric laws when, by means of them, I breathe, so in the routine of daily work, though comparatively seldom do I think of them, I may yet be constantly swayed by the motives, sus tained by the principles, living, breathing, acting in the invisible atmosphere of true religion. There are under-currents in the ocean which act independently of the movements of the water's on the surface; far down too in its hidden depths there is a region where even though the storm be raging on the upper waves perpetual calmness and stillness reign. So there may be an under-current beneath the surface-movements of your life - there may dwell in the secret depths of your being the abiding peace of God, the repose of a holy mind, even though, all the while, the restless stir and commotion of worldly business may mark your outer history.
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