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A Mother’s love is something
 
that no one can explain,
 
It is made of deep devotion
 
and of sacrifice and pain,
 
It is endless and unselfish
 
and enduring come what may,
 
For nothing can destroy it
 
or take that love away . . .
 
It is patient and forgiving
 
when all others are forsaking,
 
And it never fails or falters
 
even though the heart is breaking . . . 
 
 
It believes beyond believing
 
when the world around condemns,
 
And it glows with all the beauty
 
of the rarest, brightest gems . . .
 
It is far beyond defining,
 
it defies all explanation,
 
And it still remains a secret
 
like the mysteries of creation . . .
 
A many splendored miracle
 
man cannot understand
 
And another wondrous evidence
 
of God’s tender guiding hand. 
 
Helen Steiner Rice