Poem August 9, 1947 Issue

THIS IS PRAYER

Betty Jane Rosemeyer

Father, teach all men to know
That prayer is more than bended knee,
The head bowed low
On folded hands;

That prayer is more than this:
The sinner saved,
The sick one healed,
The enemy turned friend
Through gracious loving.

True prayer is keeping joy
No matter what the voice of sense
Would try to say:

The seeking, and the striving,
And the holding on,
The drinking all of it,
The "Thank You" whispered low.
Father, this is prayer;
Teach men to know.

Betty Jane Rosemeyer

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