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The Mary Stewart Collect Keep us, Oh God, from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with fault finding and leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pretense and meet each other face to face, without selfâ€"pity and without prejudice. May we never be hasty injudgment and always be generous. Let us take time for all things; make us to grow calm, serene, gentle. Teach us to put into action our better impulses, straight forward and unafraid. Grant that we may realize it is the little things that create differences: that in the big things of life we are one. And may we strive to touch and to know the great, human heart common to us all. And. Oh, Lord God, let us forget not, to be kind. bmen’s clubs oftown and country as well the principal ofa highschool where she was described as a little bundle of gy, dignity and personal charm. She stated, "I called it a ’Collect for Club Women’ because I felt that women working fither, with wide interests in large ends, which was a new thing under the sun and that, perhaps they had need for a al petition and meditation of their own". ary Stewart Collect has been adopted as the creed for many clubs across the entire world, including FWlO. In fact, en say it at each meeting, special events and other activities - but how often to we remember this in our daily lives? e remember it when we’re waiting in line to pay a bill, or asking someone on the other end of the telephone to do , hing for us? Why not take some time at your next meeting to talk about the Mary Stewart Collect, what it means to i L« embers and brainstorm some ideas on remembering these important words when you're not at a WI meeting? L‘ 16513. . mm M ‘ "4103: -‘m‘ 1.10).»?