And God Said No
by Claudia Minden Welsz
I asked God to take away my pride,
And God said, "No."
He said it was not for Him to take away,
But for me to give up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole,
And God said, "No."
He said her spirit is,
While her body is only temporary.
I asked God to grant me patience,
And God said, "No."
He said patience is a by-product of tribulation.
It isn't granted, it is earned.
I asked God to give me happiness,
And God said, "No."
He said He gives blessings,
Happiness is up to me.
I asked God to spare me pain,
And God said, "No."
He said, "Suffering draws you apart from
Worldly cares and brings you closer to Me."
I asked God to make my spirit grow,
And God said, "No."
He said I must grow on my own,
But He will prune me to make it fruitful.
I asked God if He loved me,
and God said, "Yes."
He gave me His only Son, who died for me.
And I will be in Heaven someday
Because....I believe.
I asked God to help me love others
As much as He loves me,
And God said,
"Ah finally, you have the idea."
The Call Of Love
by C. Austin Miles
For above earth's tumult
The call of love we hear
Shall its gentle pleading
Fall on a heedless ear?
O hear the call of love,
O hear the call of love.
The call of love is to mercy
And pardon, and peace,
The call of love is to service
That never shall cease,
Till we shall enter
That land of promise
Where true joys abound,
Then onward press, my comrades
We are gaining
We are gaining ground.
Not from far off country
Or land across the sea,
Comes with earnest pleading
The call of love to me.
He who is my neighbor,
And needs a cheering word,
In his faintest whisper
That call of love is heard.
Christ And The Little Ones
by Julia Gill
"The Master has come over Jordan.'
Said Hannah the mother one day,
'He is healing the people who throng Him,
With a touch of His finger, they say.
'And now I shall carry the children,
Little Rachel and Samuel and John,
I shall carry the baby Esther,
For the Lord to look upon."
The father looked at her kindly,
But he shook his head and smiled:
"Now who but a doting mother
Would think of a thing so wild?
"If the children were tortured by demons,
Or dying of fever, 'twere well;
Or had they the taint of the leper,
Like many in Israel.'
'Nay, do not hinder me, Nathan,
I feel such a burden of care;
If I carry it to the Master,
Perhaps I shall leave it there.
'If He lay His hand on the children,
My heart will be lighter, I know,
For a blessing for ever and ever
Will follow them as they go."
So over the hills of Judah,
Along by the vine rows green,
With Esther asleep on her bosom,
And Rachel her brothers between;
'Mid the people who hung on His teaching,
Or waited His touch and His word,
Through the row of proud Pharisees listening
She pressed to the feet of the Lord.
'Now why shouldst thou hinder the Master,'
Said Peter, "with children like these?
Seest not how from morning to evening
He teacheth and healeth disease?"
Then Christ said, 'Forbid not the children,
Permit them to come unto me!"
And He took in His arms little Esther,
And Rachel He sat on His knee:
And the heavy heart of the mother
Was lifted all earth care above,
As He laid His hand on the brothers,
And blest them with holiest love;
As He said of the babes in His bosom,
"Of such are the kingdom of Heaven
And strength for all duty and trial
That hour to her spirit were given.
The Gift Of Friendship
by Helen Steiner Rice
Friendship is a priceless gift
That cannot be bought or sold,
But its value is far greater
Than a mountain made of gold -
For gold is cold and lifeless,
It can neither see nor hear,
And in the time of trouble
It is powerless to cheer
It has no ears to listen,
No heart to understand,
It cannot bring you comfort
Or reach out a helping hand -
So when you ask God for a Gift,
Be thankful if He sends
Nor diamonds, pearls or riches,
But the love of real true friends.
Once I Prayed
by Helen McDowell
Once I prayed,
I knew not what I said,
"Show me myself, O Lord!"
Alas, I did not dread
The hideous sight
Which now I shudder to behold,
Because I knew not self aright.
And I was led
In answer to my prayer,
As step by step, to see
My wretched heart laid bare.
Then I prayed,
"Stay, Lord, I cannot bear the sight!"
And pityingly His hand was stayed.
Now I pray,
I know the prayer is right,
"Show me Thyself, O Lord
Be to my soul the Bright
And Morning Star
To shine upon the grave of self,
And lead my heart from earth afar!"
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