First Things, First

Whenever you are hurried and must leave something undone be sure it's not your prayer to God at dawn or setting sun.  (Helen Steiner Rice, From The Heart, 3 December) 7 December 2011

God's Plan

You can't hold back the dawn
or stop the tides from flowing
Or keep a rose from withering
or still a wind that's blowing --
And time cannot be halted
in its swift and endless flight,
For age is sure to follow youth
like day comes after night. ...

(Part of a poem by Helen Steiner Rice, A Collection of Blessings, p. 79) 24/Feb/2011 8:24