In the past couple of weeks, I have been made aware of my own immortality. We are all fragile human beings with no say on when we will be done with our time on earth. This is the reason a relationship with Jesus Christ is so important. But that isn’t what I want to share today.
A couple of years ago a friend of Bobby’s died suddenly. He got sick one day and within a week he had died. At that time, Bobby and I were talking about how quick life can change. From that conversation I wrote the poem below. I think it is worth sharing again in this forum as we say goodbye to another dear friend.
If we knew there’d be no tomorrow,
If today was all we had,
Would we allow bitterness and sorrow
Grow and make us feel so bad?
Would we leave things left unsaid
That show people that we care?
Wouldn’t we rather bare our hearts
Letting them know we’re glad they’re near?
Would the important seem more urgent;
And the urgent seem less so;
Would we do the things that matter
And let the things that don’t just go?
Would the dishes and the laundry
Consume our precious time,
Or would spending it with those we love
Become more vital in our mind?
Would criticism and complaining
Matter more to us
Than forgiveness and maintaining
A level of healthy trust?
Wouldn’t it make more sense for us
To spend the time that we’ve been given
Cherishing the ones we love so much,
Who makes our lives worth living?
Yes, if we knew that today was
The last day on this earth,
The present would seem more like a gift
Than gold and all it’s worth.
So even if we have more years
To spend upon this globe,
It makes sense to enjoy life right now,
Because we never really know.
by Wendi Warren, February 26, 2014
