Poem July 19, 1947 Issue

SUNDAY SCHOOL

[Original poem in French]

Gertrude I. Steel

What are we giving these little ones
Who come here so confident, so happy,
Their eyes radiant with that sweet trust
The Master loved? For such as these
The feast was spread of old,
When Jesus fed the multitude. And then
He said that all men should be taught of God.

And simply, so that children understand,
We give them truths which we receive from God,
Truths we have learned in some degree
About the Father-Mother and the son,
Reflection of God in light and love,
Sustained forever in the Father's plan;
Our hearts meanwhile aflame with gratitude
That Jesus' words were not for those alone,
Those childlike ones who heard him at that time,
But for all time and all humanity,
That in our day we also may fulfill,
By great accomplishments, his prophecy,
"And they shall be all taught of God."

 Gertrude I. Steel

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