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THE LARGER PRAYER
By Edna D. Cheney
At first I prayed for Light:
Could I but see the way,
How gladly, swiftly would I walk
To everlasting day!
And next I prayed for Strength:
That I might tread the road
with firm, unfaltering feet, and win
The heaven's serene abode.
And then I asked for Faith:
Could I but trust my God,
I'd live enfolded in His peace,
Though foes were all abroad.
But now I pray for Love:
Deep love to God and man,
A living love that will not fail,
However dark His plan.
And Light and Strength and Faith
Are opening everywhere;
God only waited for me, till
I prayed the larger prayer.
THE PEACE OF MEDITATION
by Helen Steiner Rice
So we may know God better
And feel His quiet power,
Let us daily keep in silence
A MEDITATION HOUR-
For to understand God's greatness
And to use His gifts each day
The soul must learn to meet Him
In a meditative way,
For our Father tells His children
That if they would know His will
They must seek Him in the silence
When all is calm and still...
For nature's greatest forces
Are found in quiet things
Like softly falling snowflakes
Drifting down on angels' wings,
Or petals dropping soundlessly
From a lovely full-blown rose,
So God comes closest to us
When our souls are in repose...
So let us plan with prayerful care
To always allocate
A certain portion of each day
To be still and meditate...
For when everything is quiet
And we're lost in meditation,
Our soul is then preparing
For a deeper dedication
That will make it Wholly possible
To quietly endure
The violent world around us-
For in God we are secure.
