Poem March 30, 1935 Issue

They Have Been with Jesus

CAROLINE L. DIER

Yes, they are changed—
How kindly do they speak;
The crippled beggar stands erect
Since they have passed,
And surely, yonder blind man
Is gazing toward the mountain—seeing!

So spoke the ones who scoffed
When those who had left all
To follow him passed by.
These men had been with Jesus,
Had seen his mighty works
And heard his words.

So, too, may we be changed by Love
When earnestly we strive.
'Twas not for them alone
He broke the bread of Life,
Stilled storm-tossed wave,
And banished pain and sorrow.

O, may it be
That some who scorn, today
Are speaking thus of you—and me:
Some wonder has been wrought—
Where once she was so cold,
She now is kind!

And thankfully we say—
Though none but God may hear:—
Rejoice! Rejoice!
For Love is guiding me—
I, too,
Have been with Jesus.