Poem July 25, 1925 Issue

[Written for the Sentinel]

Incentive

HERSCHEL P. NUNN

"Love for God and man is the true incentive in both healing and teaching."—Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, page 454.

In love for God and man, we find incentive true
To heal and save; burdens to lift;
To see beyond the pale of mortal ken, and look
Within the veil, where, Love-enshrined,
The child of God is seen, all pure and undefiled,
All holy, gentle, Christlike, fair,
Till what's unlike the Father fades,—becomes a myth,
Illusion, phantom, fantasy,
Mist-woven by vain mortal thoughts.
And whence come they? Not true thoughts these;
dream-shadows all;
And dreams? Ah, what is dreamed, at dawn
Doth vanish—lo, 't is not! And now behold, in
light of glorious day,
The image clear of radiant Life, well-pleasing son, beloved—
And heir of Father-Mother, God.

Yea, verily, 't is love for God and brother-man
Reveals His likeness fair, and gives the healing touch,
The gentle word, the prayer, that knows
Nor hate, nor falsity—but Love!

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