we take time
we use time
we waste time
we forget the last time
we make the most of time
we run out of time
we forget what time
we miss the time
we pass through time
we lose track of time
we look forward to the next time

and time passes
and time tests
and time takes
and time ran out
and time is up
and time begins
and time is past
and the time may come
and the time may never arrive
and it’s about time

tell me there is something that lasts
all these moments
scurry into the past
seconds
hours
days
weeks
months
years
disappear

then

i pause

i wait

i take time
to realize

that i need someone

to hold me

so i raise my eyes
to the One who made me
for in my heart
He has placed eternity
for in time all things fade
and we can’t trade
this moment
for any other

we have now

the present

to love
pray
surrender
confess
worship
contemplate

and meditate on
the unfailing love of God
the enduring grace of God
the timeless presence of God
the everlasting God

the everlasting Father