Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

Papa God, today had not been promised to me and yet, here I am, grateful to be counted amongst the living. Help me to appreciate more this gift of life O God, but more importantly, the need to live in the now, to live each day to its fullest, utilizing all the gifts and talents with which I have been blessed. Teach me how to wait creatively for your arrival O God, how to spend my time, my life, my resources, all in anticipation of your coming, so that when there are no more tomorrows, I would be certain that my todays were spent not in futile endeavors, but rather in preparation for my reunion with you.