PRAYER

 
              I know not by what method rare,
              But this I know, God answers prayer.

              I know that He has given His word,
              That tells me prayer is always heard,

              And will be answered, soon or late,
              And so I pray and calmly wait.

               I know not if the blessing sought,
              Will come just in the way I thought,

               But leave my prayers with Him alone,
               Whose will is wiser than my own,

               Assured that He will grant my quest
              Or send some answer far more blessed.
 

                                          --Eliza M. Kickok