A smile (Vol 3 No 74)
Most of us will not this week christen a ship, write a book, end a war, appoint a cabinet, dine with a queen, convert a nation, or be burned at the stake. More likely this week will present no more than a chance to give a cup of water, visit a nursing home, vote for a local government councilor, teach a Sunday School class, tell a child a story, go to choir practice, and feed our neighbour’s cat. “Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much.” Fred Craddock
We may not make the sun stand still
Nor cause the snow to fall,
But when we smile we change the world;
It’s grand, however small.
We may not close corruption down,
Prevent abuse and greed;
But when we smile we change the world,
We plant a justice seed.
We may not cause all wars to cease,
Restore those shattered lives;
But when we smile we change the world,
And show that kindness thrives.
We may not halt our body’s ills;
Disease will still remain;
But when we smile we change the world
And comfort those in pain.
We cannot build a perfect world
Change all that we abhor;
But when God’s smile is on our face
Then grace abounds much more.
Tune Gerontius AHB 79(i) TiS 141
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