I may never see tomorrow;
There's no written guarantee,
All 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 just 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.
