there's no written guarantee
And things that happened yesterday
belong to history.
I cannot predict the future,
I cannot change the past
I have just the present moment,
I must treat it as my last.
I must use this moment wisely
for it soon will pass away
and be lost to me forever
as part of yesterday.
I must exercise compassion,
help the fallen to their feet
Be a friend unto the friendless,
make an empty life complete.
The unkind things I do today
may never be undone
And friendships that I fail to win
may nevermore be won.
I may not have another chance
on bended knee to pray
And thank God with humble heart
for giving me this day.