Puritan Corner - "These"

“God is the highest good of the reasonable creature. The enjoyment

of Him is our proper; and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.
Better than fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of any, or all earthly friends. 

These are but shadows; but the enjoyment of God is the substance. 

These are but scattered beams; but God is the sun. 

These are but streams; but God is the fountain. 

These are but drops, but God is the ocean.”
by Jonathon Edwards (1703-1758)

For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. Mark 3:35