Poem July 11, 1959 Issue

"WILT THOU BE MADE WHOLE?"

John 5:6

Phyllis Lucy Keyes

Rest not on cherished couches
Of passive sin and fear,
Awaiting the troubled waters
Weary on weary year!

View not the pool in turmoil,
Or angel-challenge hear,
And weep for want of borrowed strength
To lift and bear thee near.

Arise. Give thanks. Make ready.
If seeking be sincere,
Forsake bedridden, inturned thoughts;
Claim the reflection clear.

Love's likeness—perfect, joyous man—
Envisioned, does appear
By waters stirred and stilled by Truth.
The very Christ is here!

Phyllis Lucy Keyes

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