Poem April 13, 1929 Issue

[Written for the Sentinel]

Gratitude

ROBERT A. CURRY

Gratitude is uncomplaining,
Never counting cost of loving,
Never asking or requiring
More than to acknowledge blessing.

It is in the wild flower's beauty,
In the harmony of bird-song;
In the moving of the waters,
In the shelter of the mountain.

It is in the children's laughter,
In the mother's prayer at even;
In a man's consideration,
In the loving of one's neighbor.

Words alone can ne'er express it—
This, the essence of all giving.
Gratitude is healing, praying,
Fitting us for Christlike living.

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