THE PRAYING HANDS
The "Praying
Hands" are much, much more
than just a work of
art,
They are the
"soul's creations"
of a deeply thankful
heart
They are a Priceless
Masterpiece
that love alone could
paint,
And they reveal the
selflessness
of an unheralded saint
These hands so scarred
and toilworn,
tell the story of a
man
Who sacrificed his
talent
in accordance with
God's Plan
For in God's Plan are
many things
man cannot understand,
But we must trust
God's judgement
and be guided by His
Hand -
Sometime He asks us to
give up
our dreams of
happiness,
Sometimes we must
forego our hopes
of fortune and success
-
Not all of us can
triumph
or rise to heights of
fame,
And many times What
Should Be Ours,
goes to another Name -
But he who makes a
sacrifice,
so another may
succeed,
Is indeed a true
disciple
of our blessed
Saviour's creed -
For when we "give
ourselves away"
in sacrifice and love,
We are "laying up
rich treasures"
in God's kingdom up
above -
And hidden in gnarled,
toilworn hands
in the truest Art of
Living,
Achieved alone by
those who've learned
the "Victory of
Giving"
For any sacrifice on
earth,
made in the dear
Lord's name
Assures the giver of a
place
in Heaven's Hall of
Fame
And who can say with
certainty
Where the Greatest
Talent Lies,
Or Who Will Be the
Greatest
In Our Heavenly
Father's Eyes!
Helen Steiner Rice
