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Poems

A MAGNIFICENT TRUST

From the September 1977 issue of The Christian Science Journal


EXULT!       you've got five talents' worth!
the cherished truths of Christian Science
give boundless basis!    starting point supreme—
                                                  you know that matter is NO THING!

each shining proof of healing shows
resistanceladen error bows
to His eternal laws without a choice!
                    the loving master travels far
                    and gives to all huge knowing power
                                     to see that all abides in God
                                     and comes from God—
                    entrusted knowing which brings rich return!

EXULT!      you've got abundant sureness!
grant of truths
precisely   coinciding   with   your
accurately   gauged   to   fill   your
wisdomguided gift to wing your growing soaring inspirationed CONfidence !

not fears whose whelming strengths induce
to talentchoke in matter dust for flimsy preservationhood—
His talents (even one or two will be enough (and
           fit exact a tinier view))
prove in your hand a thoroughbase for
                                           hundredpointspercent-return-in-full.

EXULT!      undoubting unweightburdened selfhood's
full. complete.  already clad
in His calm knowing benediction:
                                                                  well done, good and faithful one.
and wields with deftness—radiant, glad,
five GLORIOUSshining talents!!!

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