Present Tense

Who are you now?

A Poem: Present Tense

In English class
We learned about tenses ;
Verb designations of
Past, present, future.
In life we live those tenses.
Living in the now,

But…
We are always “is,”
Before we “were.
And, “are” before we “will be”
But, we are still the same person.
Or, are we?
The tenses of time
Change us as we move from now
Toward then,
Remembering when.

A Prayer: Nothing

Lord, thank you for this day,
That I did not bring into being.
Thank you for my life, 
That I did nothing to create.
Thank you for my blessings,
That I did nothing to deserve.
Thank you for my salvation,
That I did nothing to earn.
May this day, 
My life, 
My blessings, 
My salvation
Bring glory to you.

A Passage: For Reflection

I remember the days of old. 
I ponder all your great works 
and think about what you have done. 
I lift my hands to you in prayer. 
I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain.
— Psalm 143:5-6 NLT