Trust In God
I will not doubt, though all my ships at sea
Come drifting home with broken masts and sails;
I shall believe the Hand which never fails
From seeming evil worketh good for me;
And though I weep because those sails are battered,
Still will I cry, while my best hopes lie shattered,
“I trust in Thee.”
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Little Girl And The Pussy Cat
Said the little girl to the pussy cat:
“It’s jolly to make you play.
How soft you purr when I stroke your fur,
And your claws are all tucked away!
I love you ever so much for that,”
Said the little girl to the pussy cat.
“But, Oh, a terrible thing I’ve heard
That brought great grief to me:
They say that you caught a tiny bird
That lived in our apple tree!
You cannot be dear to me after that,”
Said the little girl to the pussy cat.
“Oh, little girl,” said the pussy cat,
“You are loving and kind, they say,
To bird and to beast; but did not you feast
On chicken this very day?
And aren’t there feathers upon your hat,
Oh, little girl?” said the pussy cat.
“But you will be you and I will be I,
As long as the world shall be.
If you will be good for you,
I’ll try to be good for me.
But let us be friends and agree to that,
Oh, little girl,” said the pussy cat.
—Anon.
Alternate Reading: John 13: 31-38.