Thy Neighbor’s Love

Lord, let me see your face
On everyone I meet
Those who dwell in mansions
Those living on the streets.

Grace me with knowing
Where loneliness is trial
To make a moment merry
By the simple gift of smile.

Hear my daily prayers
For those sick or suffering pain
That they will trust Your love
And suffer not in vain.

Give me words of solace
To soothe and to guide
The saddened or depressed
That hopeful hearts abide.

With deep sincerity O, Lord,
I beg for freedoms blessed
Deliver the downtrodden
Whose lives are so oppressed.

I ask for all these good things
From my heavenly Lord above
So to live a life of kindness
Bestowing neighborly love.

By Jean Grubbs

(Jean Grubbs is a member of St. Michael Parish in Greenfield.) †

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