Not By The Years We Live But How Much We Give

NOT BY THE YEARS WE LIVE
BUT HOW MUCH WE GIVE

From one day to another
God will gladly give
To every one who seeks him
and tries each day to live
A little bit more closely
to God and each other.
Seeing everyone who passes
as a neighbor,friend or brother,
Not only joy and happiness
but the faith to meet each trial
Not with fear and trepidation
but with an "inner smile"
For we know life's never
measured
by how many years we live
But by the kindly things we do
and the happiness we give.

By---Helen SteinerRice