"Someday"
Someday when we’re more prosperous,
My Dad would often say,
We’ll take off, not work a lick,
And start Thanksgiving Day.
And all the way to New Year,
We’ll hunt and play and eat,
Spend lots of time together,
You wait, it can’t be beat.
For years I did believe him,
And all the words he said,
But then I finally realized,
That likely he’d be dead,
Before it ever happened,
Though I wished it would,
But life can get so busy,
We never really could.
Dad was so energetic,
And worked so hard you see,
I thought of him as superman,
And that he’d always be.
The stroke, it slowed him down some,
And then a heart attack,
Caused him to cross over,
From that could not come back.
I think about him everyday,
And the time he hoped he’d spend,
But guess it just escaped him,
And his life came to an end.
He left back in two thousand one,
Twenty years ago,
Sometimes seems like yesterday,
Sometimes, a far back throw.
And now I’ve gotten older,
I think of what Dad said,
‘Bout taking off and spending time,
Before you wind up dead.
And honestly I’ll tell you,
It’s why we take the time,
To enjoy the days the Good Lord gives,
And realize that I’m,
Still son of my father,
And if I don’t take care,
I’ll work and stress my life away,
Till it’s no longer there.
Lord, help me as I number,
The days You give to me,
And fill them with your wisdom,
And what this life should be.
“Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom…” (Psalm 90:12, NLT)
Life is brief! Younger people don’t know it yet, but eventually they will. When I was a boy a single day seemed to go on endlessly. Now, whole years rush together in a mix of memories that are not easily sorted out. Each day is a gift from God to us. What we do with it is our gift back to Him. We are called to redeem the time, maximize the moment, and seize the day, in Jesus’ name.
Lord, we surrender our time and lives to You, in Jesus’ name.
Art by Herman Walker, hermanwalker.com. Used by permission. Thanks, Herman, and God bless you.