Love for God is where life begins and ends,
This is what I want my life to declare forever,
My desire to to stay faithful to my calling,
To whisper in my dying breath, “thank you Lord”.
Life brings lots of grandiose plans and possibilities,
They flood in day after day wanting to find their home,
The hard learned lessons of failure has taught me –
To not trust the easily made choices of others,
Who live in the shifting sands of human ambition,
The best of advice is to follow God wholeheartedly,
Then nothing else can distract from my heartfelt joy,
I can leave being the easily made plans of distraction,
Instead I will commit to what lies closest to Eternity’s heart –
I will seek to see more of Eternity in everyone,
I will open my ears more to cry of the poor,
I will weep with those who know sadness,
I will love deeply my neighbour,
I will stand up when truth is distorted,
I will find beauty in everyone.
God’s got it all in hand,
I should know this by now,
This morning I remember with joy,
I will not return to worry,
No, I will find the gift of praise,
And, declare it every day.