Poem July 5, 1947 ISSUE

EVER-PRESENT NOW

Constance Emma Britton

Time has no power to steal our life away,Nor can it prison us in yesterday;Nor in tomorrow should our thoughts be bound,When in today our blessings may be found.For yesterdays are make-believe, no less,In God's eternal now of happiness.There is no past or future in His plan,But ever-present joy for perfect man.Thus we should claim that we have lost no powerTo use God's gifts within the present hour.

Constance Emma Britton

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