240911 Each Day

 Each Day

I really want to seize the day

And not just muddle through 

For in my heart I know each one's 

A blessed gift from you

Too often don't see day that way

Or praise the giver of it

But rather one just to check off

Or worse, just rise above it

For some feel overwhelming 

With chore upon endless chore

Not cause for celebration 

But more something to endure

Each day you have allotted me

So I know it's no mistake

Thus, I should give to you all praise

For you give each breath I take

So, Father, please forgive me

When I take this attitude 

For there's blessing in the hard days

Those requiring fortitude 

Not just the fun or easy ones

That give our work respite

For most will be more challenging 

Those too can bring delight

There're lessons in the hard ones

And there's growth within them, too

So help me see them all that way

With a godly point of view

Approaching each with gratefulness

No matter what it brings

Is how we thank the giver

And the highest of praising

So, God, I thank you for this day

And each day, I shall strive

To spend it fully serving you

As long as I'm alive

Then, when my life is over

And my last breath has been spent 

I'll hear your sweet voice calling

Come, my good, faithful servant