The Volunteer Heart
April Poetry Month
Poem 14
She spends herself in service
Returning God's love with interest
Enriching the world around her
With an offering of herself.
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She measures out her giving
In unlimited response
To those whose humanity is their birthright
God's children are her own.
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She seeks to find in each and all
The seeds sown in the soul
And with her strength, nuture
The flower of His image.
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She reaches out to young and old
Bearing gifts, the fruits of her labor
She is sister and mother
To the family of man.
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Her arms outspread, she embraces
Her world and all within,
Warming all whose lives she touches
With her abundant joy.
©adavis-adele haverty 2001
