I AM
I was regretting the past
and fearing the future.
Suddenly my Lord was speaking:
"My name is I AM"
He paused. I waited.
He continued,
"When you live in the past
with its mistakes and regrets,
it is hard. I am not there.
My name is not I WAS.
When you live in the future,
with its problems and fears,
it is hard. I am not there.
My name is not I WILL BE.
When you live in this moment
it is not hard. I am here,
My name is I AM."
Helen Mallicoat
and fearing the future.
Suddenly my Lord was speaking:
"My name is I AM"
He paused. I waited.
He continued,
"When you live in the past
with its mistakes and regrets,
it is hard. I am not there.
My name is not I WAS.
When you live in the future,
with its problems and fears,
it is hard. I am not there.
My name is not I WILL BE.
When you live in this moment
it is not hard. I am here,
My name is I AM."
Helen Mallicoat
3 comments:
Great poem and dont you just love Jeff Larson and his cartoons!! I love them. Sandy
That's a nice poem! Hope all is well with you.
Sandy ... me too ... sometimes humour speaks the loudest and teachest the most!
mrsd ... doing "ok" ... still being stubborn about wanting a place to buy - but i am going to unpack regardless of my stubborn streak!
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