Temple Thoughts

By Evalyn M. Sandberg

Within these quiet walls

let my hands be at rest;

let me cease traffic with

all idle thoughts.

If I have brought with me

earth stains of doubt or fear,

let me not keep them long.

In these few hallowed hours,

Father, help me to see

all I was meant to be—

release my sacred powers.

Let me emerge again

more fully thine indeed,

feeling thy grace and power

filling my every need.