A Gift Of Love

A GIFT OF LOVE

by HELEN STEINER RICE



WHEN I OPENED THE BEAUTIFULLY WRAPPED GIFT,
MY FIRST IMPULSE WAS A SMOTHERED,
"OH, THIS IS TOO MUCH!'
BUT SOMEHOW, SINCE TALKING WITH YOU AND OBSERVING YOU,
I HAVE COME TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR GREAT
GENEROSITY IS BORN OF GREAT GRATITUDE AND YOUR
GREAT GIFT OF LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING
IS BORN OF A THANKFUL HEART!



HAPPINESS IS JUST A STATE OF MIND WITHIN THE
REACH OF EVERYONE WHO TAKES THE TIME TO BE KIND.
H.S.R.





THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION;
WHOM SHALL I FEAR?
THE LORD IS THE STRENGTH OF MY LIFE;
OF WHOM SHALL I BE AFRAID?



PSALM 27:1
NKJV



HE SPLIT THE ROCKS IN THE DESERT
AND GAVE THEM WATER AS ABUNDANT AS THE SEAS;
HE BROUGHT STREAMS OUT OF A ROCKY CRAG
AND MADE WATER FLOW DOWN LIKE RIVERS.



PSALM 78:15-16
NIV



SINGERS AND DANCERS ALIKE SAY,
"ALL MY SPRINGS ARE IN YOU."



PSALM 87:7
NRSV



SEARCH FOR THE LORD AND FOR HIS STRENGTH,
AND KEEP ON SEARCHING.





PSALM 105:4
NLT



NOW I KNOW THAT THE LORD
SAVES HIS ANOINTED;
HE WILL ANSWER HIM FROM
HIS HOLY HEAVEN,
WITH THE SAVING STRENGTH OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
SOME BOAST IN CHARIOTS, AND SOME IN HORSES;
BUT WE WILL BOAST IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, OUR GOD.



PSALM 20:6-7
NAS



THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION;
WHOM SHALL I FEAR?
THE LORD IS THE STRENGTH OF MY LIFE;
OF WHOM SHALL I BE AFRAID?



PSALM 27:1
NKJV