Wednesday, March 1, 2023

THE PURPOSE OF LIFE

 

March 1st

 

“The Purpose of Life”

 

Every day

In every newspaper

In this country

There are obituary notices

 

Psalm 90

Talks about

The brevity of life

And in the Bible

God promises 70 years

80 years

If you are strong

 

Knowing this

I ask myself

What is

The purpose of life

 

I believe

The answer is

The same today

As what we were taught

When we were children

To know, love

And to serve God

 

We have many people

In our lives

That we love

We have many possessions

That we love

 

All these people that we love

All these possessions

That we have

Are all gifts from God

 

I think

Sometimes we become so in love

With the gifts

That we forget the giver-----

GOD

 

Every day

God gives us a gift

Of 1,440 minutes

To use as we wish

 

Dear Lord today

We just want to say thank you

For our family and friends

Those we have had

And those who are still

With us today

 

And we want to say thank you

For this gift of today

Of all 1,440 minutes

 

May we use

A few of those minutes

 

TO KNOW—TO LOVE—AND SERVE YOU TODAY

 

Robert P. Wallman

5/29/10

 

       Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford

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