A Poem of Spirituality From the words of my teacher Jack Corbett, held within his poem ‘If I be blessed’. Often today, there are those who forget, the real purpose of their spirituality, and that is to give true service to other people, because our spiritual gifts are for the betterment of humanity... If I be blessed If I be blessed with the gift of sight, to enjoy the daylight, the darkness of night To behold the beauty of garden flowers, so fragrant in blooming, among the boughs High in the hedge, with joyful glee Then blessed am I, for the gift to see If I am blessed, with gift to hear, the voices of friends, I hold most dear Beautiful melodies applies to sing, magical song, like the bird on the wing If I always have the time, to lend an ear Then blessed am I, for the gift to hear If be blessed, with the gift of speech perhaps to learn perhaps to teach To greet a friend to say hello, speak words of wisdom, and not tales of woe Gladdened hearts of men, as onward I reach Then blessed am I, for the gift of speech If I be blessed, with pride along life’s path God by my side May I always treed the way of light, walk in sunshine with footsteps light To take all heartaches in my stride Then blessed am I, to walk with pride If I be blessed, to realise these gifts of God with open eyes To use then in truth, to help another Accepting each man, as my brother, regardless of country, colour, or creed Then I will truly, be blessed indeed. Jack Corbett of Leicester (1910 – 1991) ©
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