I may never see tommorrow,
there's no written guarantee
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 the 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
Submitted by St. Magdeline Morema Ramatsetse
Mamelodi Tabarnacle, Pretoria, R.S.A.