Dear God: Today. I have today. All that I may need is present to me, all troubles that may come to pass in this day are bearable. My mind casts ahead to things I fear in the future: tasks that will be difficult, calamities that might occur, periods of trial. I know these things are coming.
But today is the day before me. This present time is the substance of my life. These worries for the future rob me of today.
Lord, let me experience this day fully. Let me be entirely present to all that comes my way today. When there is ease, let me respond with joy and gratitude. When there is discomfort, let me seek to understand the lesson you intend.
It is spring. Let me see the growth all around me, and the new buds, and the flowers. Let me focus neither on my plodding feet nor upon the clouds on the horizon.
(Letter #835)
Daily Letters to God 