Moments spiral into memories
Faster as life’s pace accelerates.
Then they vanish into the abyss
As our minds age and degenerate.
Why are we all in such a hurry
To get to the next breaking news?
The lessons and the wisdom
Of the present we miss and lose.
To stay current and relevant -
To follow where the winds blow.
Will cost missing the blessings
Our frail faith needs to grow.
Too much focus on tomorrow
Leads to the ignoring of today.
All our pain and suffering
Blind the goodness in the day.
For it is in the here and now
Where we find God’s presence.
Who has an eternal perspective
And a provisional true message.
A message of redemptive love
Proven by His blood on the cross.
Sacrificial pursuit from a desire
To save the lonely and the lost.
It is difficult to imagine and trust
What we can’t hear or even see.
Inspection of design in creation
Reveals a Designer we can believe.
But we must take the time,
And opt to slow down the pace.
To see the truth of His love,
And the evidence of His grace.
The question for each of us
Are we truly willing to try?
Or will we let His gift of life
Just keep passing us by?