(Just finished reading one of my favorite newspaper columnists -- David Brooks of the New York Times, on the importance of having books in the home, especially those of disadvantaged children. A University of Tennessee research team found that when books were given to poor children at the end of the school year for 3 years, it made a world of difference in their grades and their outlook for their own futures. I couldn't agree more, of course, and couldn't help thinking of the book every child should have access to in the home. And read!)
O Book Divine
The Bible is full
of such treasure;
it blesses us
beyond all measure.
The Holy word...it can
help us in our troubles,
help us survive our troubles,
help us out of our troubles.
Is there anything
this Book Divine
cannot do?
(And of course, when a child is old enough, he or she cannot do better than have as a companion to the Bible, the masterpiece Mary Baker Eddy wrote - "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures." I will be forever grateful it was in my home as a child.)
