Tuesday, August 30, 2011

“If I can stop one heart from breaking…”

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.

Emily Dickinson

5 comments:

  1. Nice poem. I was happy to see the sentence about helping animals. Maybe my rescuing cats wasn't such a bad idea after all. :)

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  2. Amen. I would like to think I make a difference in at least some of my kids existence.

    God bless.

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  3. Zita, I know you do. It is hard to tell with my own but I think some of my Sunday School kids learned something...I pray so. I guess, knowing that time was anointed makes me feel that way ..so, hey! I can't take credit for that at all.

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  4. Reminds me of the song Red Foley, I think "If I can help somebody as I travel on...then my living will NOT be in vain.

    Lord, please grant me that petition. that I am able to be sufficent enough to help that I am not useless..(vain)

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