THOUGHT FOR TODAY


 
 

WHEN IMUST LEAVE YOU
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

When I must leave you
For a little while,
Please do not grieve
And hug your sorrow
Through the years
 

But start out bravely
With a gallant smile
And for my sake
And in my name
Live on and do
All things the same
 

Feed not your loneliness
in empty days
But fill each waking hour
In useful ways
Reach out your hand
In comfort and in cheer
And I in turn will comfort you
And hold you near
 

And never, never
be afraid to die
For I am waiting
for you in the sky
 
 
 
 
 

Helen Steiner Rice f rom her book "Someone Cares"