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Spiritual and Devotional Poets » Christian Poets » St. Francis of Assisi » St Francis of Assisi Poems » Francis Of Assisi » He Asked For Charity

He Asked For Charity

God came to my house and asked for charity.

And I fell on my knees and
cried,  ‘Beloved,

what may I
give?’

‘Just love,’ He said.

‘Just love.’

From: Love Poems from God : by Daniel Ladinsky.

Copyright © 2002  by Daniel Ladinsky. Reprinted by permission of the author.

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