Along the road to-day;
Some one waits with anxious heart
Your presence by the way.
Your love can help the troubl'd
And lift a heavy load;
Your kindness touch'd by feeling,Can smooth the trying road.
And what is life if coldly
We live it here awhile,
And fail to kindle comfort
By word and deed or smile?
Time's too short for selfishness;
Too brief for thoughts which end
In canceling the love touch,
Which makes us some one's friend.
The Golden Rule of Jesus,
Once taught in Galilee,
Enjoins the law of service,
Through love's sweet ministry.
The path of life yet lieth,
Within the steps He trod,
And kindliness and pity
Are still the road of God.
No author is attributed to this work, and I can't find it cited anywhere else. Florence began this journal by filling it with contributions her fellow Willing Workers brought to meetings, so it's no surprise that many of the quotes speak of service and helping the needy.
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