Heart Gifts

It's not the things that can be bought
   that are life's richest treasure,
It's just the little "heart gifts"
   that money cannot measure . . .

A cheerful smile, a friendly word,
   a sympathetic nod
Are priceless little treasures
   from the storehouse of our God . . .

They are the things that can't be bought
   with silver or with gold,
For thoughtfulness and kindness
   and love are never sold . . .

They are the priceless things in life
   for which no one can pay,
And the giver finds rich recompense
   in giving them away.

           ~ Helen Steiner Rice