Who says man cannot hear the voice of God!
To-day He talked with me when all was still.
He bade me cease from selfishness and ease,
And humbly strive to do His gracious will.
But in my ignorance I questioned Him—
Father, what can I do thy name to bless,
To lift the burden of those filled with woe?
Came the reply, 'Tis Love that brings success.
So joyfully I followed where He led.
The human sense of self was left behind.
My foolish doubts were dropped along the way
In learning thus to for mankind.
I saw a little child cease from his fear,
A mother's worried look grow calm again.
Depression was replaced by courage strong
In one o'erburdened with a sense of pain.
Harsh words were silenced, and a loving deed
Brought joy to one who dwelt in solitude.
God's omnipresent love healed one of lack,
And one whom sin had long tried to delude.
So through the day, I felt His presence near,
Bidding all human strife and tumult cease,
And in the evening in my quiet room
I felt a sense of gratitude and peace.
And from my heart I said, I thank Thee, Lord,
That Thou hast opened up the way for me,
Through which abundant blessings may be found,
To liberate myself, in serving Three.

Poems
SERVICE
From the December 1931 issue of The Christian Science Journal