Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:35 pm
I was given this little verse by Helen Mallicoat I found it very comforting.
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".
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".