To Moments We Have Left To Live

 Last night the sky went from one wow stage to the next...I was out from 7:30 to 8:30 watching the splendor of God's 'outer fringes' in full glory!

 In Jonna's tribute to Kara Tippetts she reminded us how Kara said "...what I have is Jesus. He has given me breath, and with it I pray I would live well and fade well. By degrees of doing both, living and dying, as I have moments left to live." 

Should that not be each of our desire, as we have moments left to live?

We do not know and none can tell

When we will bid Time’s chime farewell

Then we should strive our best to give

As we have moments left to live

How stilly ebbs the fading day

Over the west and far away

Matrix of mercy’s take-and-give

Of old to new moments to live

Pray we do not ill-treat the air

Drenched with our little Here to There

For none can tell how full the sieve

Of moments we have left to live

There is no rehearsal for this;

Life’s last and awesome farewell kiss

Then may we our full fervor give

To moments we have left to live

© Janet Martin