My Name is "I AM" Poem
by Helen Mallicoat
I was regretting the past
And fearing the future.
Suddenly my Lord was speaking:
“My name is I Am.” He paused.
I waited. He continued,
When you live in the past
With its mistakes and regrets,
It is hard. I am not there,
My name is not I WAS”.
When you live in the future
With its problems and fears,
It is hard. I am not there.
My name is not I WILL BE.
When you live in this moment,
It is not hard. I am here.
My name is I AM.
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I love this poem because it's such a good reminder to stay with God in the present moment. One of the keys to living with God is to live in the present tense...not in the past and not in the future.
"Yesterday Is History, Tomorrow Is a Mystery, but Today Is a Gift. That Is Why It Is Called the Present."
Lord, may we learn to stay with you in this moment, the present.
Submitted by Shelley Hitz
