(26) Works of Love
LOVE’S HIDDEN LIFE AND ITS RECOGNISABILITY BY ITS FRUITS—second heading
Of love, we cannot find its source
It is hidden in its depths
But that's no cause to feel remorse
No need for deep regrets
There is alone one way to truth
Where love can be uncovered
We know of love by its fruit
From the works that love's discovered
The source of life and source of mind
Are both truly hidden
But when we look, we will find
The place where we are bidden
Where we can perceive but not possess
The wonder of love's works
It is in the way it is manifest
Which heals and does not hurt
If we know love’s tree by its fruits
Is it in our word and speech?
It’s in our actions without dispute
Does that make love too hard to reach?
These loving deeds are open-hearted
They seek no compensation
It must be love that is imparted
From a heart that’s pure intention
This source of love may be truly hidden
Deep in the heart of eternity
With acts of love full freely given
Its fruit is there in plenty