ONE DAY AT A TIME !!!

Life is full of ups and downs, roses and thorns. Our emotions frequently go topsy-turvy and we might not like the same thing tomorrow, that we liked yesterday. When things are low, when things go wrong, I often remember this poem and read it more than once.... it gives me the courage to face life better, to live today and be ready for tomorrow!!
- Shanta Ramakrishnan (December 29, 2014)


ONE DAY AT A TIME !!!

One day at a time
With its failures and fears,
With its hurts and mistakes,
With its weaknesses and tears
With its portion of pain
And its burden of care;
One day at a time
We must meet and must bear ...

One day at a time
To be patient and strong;
To be calm under trial
And sweet under wrong;
Then its toiling shall pass
And its sorrow shall cease;
It shall darken and die,
And the night shall bring peace ...

One day at a time -
But the day is so long.
And the heart is not brave,
And the soul is not strong,
O Thou pitiful God,
Be near all the way;
Give courage and patience
And strength for the whole day ...

Not yesterday's load
We are called on to bear,
Not the morrow's uncertain
And the shadowy care;
Why should we look forward
Or back with dismay?
Our needs, as our mercies,
Are but for the day ...

One day at a time,
And the day is His day;
He hath numbered its hours,
Though they haste or delay
His grace is sufficient;
We walk not alone;
As the day, so the strength
That He giveth His own....

(author unknown)

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