Volume 4, Issue 1, October 1995

THE GIFTS

The Giver of the gifts had been
Most generous with me;
Along life's road
He had bestowed
My blessings lavishly.
The morning years brought joy, and it was good;
Too seldom, though, I kneeled in gratitude.
One cherished treasure of my heart
He chose to take away;
In its dear place
He left me grace
And courage for today.
The mystic gift of pain may often be
A doorway to the soul's tranquility.
-Martha R. Cordes

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