Dec
17th
Wed
17th
Somehow, not only for Christmas,
But all the long year through,
The joy that you give to others
Is the joy that comes back to you.
And the more you spend in blessing
The poor and lonely and sad,
The more of your heart’s possessing
Returns to you glad.
— John Greenleaf Whittier
American Quaker poet, abolitionist (1807–1892)
American Quaker poet, abolitionist (1807–1892)
