A Thoughtful Prayer for Your Day

I may never see tomorrow
There’s no written guarantee
The 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 to the friendless
Make an empty life complete



The unkind things I do today
May never be undone
Any friendships that I fail to win
May nevermore be won

I may not have another chance
On bended knee to pray
And I thank God with humble heart
For giving me the day










*author unknown