July 28
Companions of the Way (Morning)Who shall separate us?
O BEAUTEOUS things of earth! I cannot feel your worth To-day.
O kind and constant friend Our spirits cannot blend To-day.
O Lord of truth and grace I cannot see Thy face To-day.
A shadow on my heart Keeps me from all apart To-day.
Yet something in me knows How fair creation glows To-day.
And something makes me sure That love is not less pure To-day.
And that the Eternal Good Minds nothing of my mood To-day.
For when the sun grows dark, A sacred, secret spark Shoots rays.
Fed from a hidden bowl A Lamp burns in my soul All days.
CHARLES GORDON AMES
MYSTIC UNION