SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 694 Title : The Buik o Ruth: 07 - 'This Morning' frae The Scotsman Author(s): A S Borrowman Copyright holder(s): Mrs Lorna F Borrowman Text Lord, whan did we see ye hungert, or drouthie, or fremmit, or scuddy-nakit, or no weel, or in jile, and did naethin for ye? In-as-muckle as ye didna dae it tae the maist needful anes, ye didna dae it tae me. St. Mattha XXV, 44, 45. Lippen tae Mattha! We maun thole our assize for aa our ill-daens: als we maun dree our weird for aa the guid warks we didna dae. Guid Lord, dinna lat our een be steekit tae the needs o our brithers. Gie us ilka day our needfu fendin. St. Mattha. VI, II. The brugh o Bethlehem is translatit the Hoose o Breid. Ist no uncannie that He wha bode us speir at God for our needful fendin - our daily breid - is Himsel the Breid o Heevin and saw the Licht o day - whaur? - in the Hoose o Breid. Ah focht wi wild beass at Ephesus. 1 Corinthians XV. 32. Did Paul fecht wi wild beass in the arena? Wha kens? Mair likely, he melled wi the wild beass in his ain hert. We aa ken we hae a sair fecht wi the deedlie sins whilk connach the saul. We ken, like Paul, that anerlie the micht o God dings them doon. Arena five speugs selt for twa fardins? Yet, God has His ee on ilkane o them. St. Luke XII. 6. Five speugs fur ae maik. Guid cheap. Fegs, fowk didna think muckle o them, but God merkit the fa o the speug, everilkane. Syne ist wi oursels. God isna doverin nor awa fur a dauner but keeps waird o us ilka day we leeve. The Deid Mirk Dale. Psaum XXIII. 4. F. W. Faber aince screevit, "O that we cud dee in twas or companies." Like the lave, he was a wee bittie feart o deein. Whas no? Heeze up yer herts. Ye're no alane in the deid mirk dale for God's wi ye tae tak ye by the haun intae green howes and lown wattirs. Ah am the Licht o the Warld. St. John IX, 5. "The daurker the nicht, the brichter the starns". In the mirk o this disjaskit warld, wi aa its trachles, wi aa its sturt and strife, a licht is aye glintin, the Licht o God in Jesus Christ. Yon's the Licht whilk shaws the strauchtforrit gait frae guddle uptae God. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): General public: Informed lay people: Males: Females: Audience size: 100+ Text details Method of composition: Typed Year of composition: 1974 Language of original (if translation): Parts are translated from English of King James version Word count: 399 General description: Accompanied by author's comments Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Gordon Wright Publication year: 1979 Place of publication: Edinburgh ISBN/ISSN: SBN 903065 30 4 Edition: 1st Part of larger text: Contained in: The Buik o Ruth and ither wark in Lallans Editor: Author: Alex S. Borrowman Page numbers: 23-24 Text setting Religious/ceremonial: Text type Other: Prose extracts from books of the Bible Author Author details Author id: 755 Forenames: A Initials: S Surname: Borrowman Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1910 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Parish Minister Place of birth: Stirling Region of birth: Stirling Birthplace CSD dialect area: Stlg Country of birth: Scotland Father's occupation: Shop assistant Father's place of birth: Stirling Father's region of birth: Stirling Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Stlg Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Dress maker Mother's place of birth: Dunblane Mother's region of birth: E & SE Perthshire Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Per Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: all circumstances Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: German Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: for literary purposes