Family relationship sweetened through prayer

At one time, I found myself locked into my role in the old wives' tale about mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law not getting along. Although I wanted to get along with my son's wife, no matter what I did, our relationship was not working out the way I wanted. We were not comfortable around each other, and our relationship was marred by little upsets and unpleasant words.

I knew that I could pray about the situation, and a poem, "Love," written by Mary Baker Eddy, helped me improve the negative feelings a bit. The poem's words begin as a request to God:

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