Have I Lived This Day Well

Have I lived this day well?
Oh Lord, can they tell
That I love You with all of my heart?

Was I true to Your Word?
Did I honor You, Lord,
In all of my words and deeds?

Did I spread the good news?
Was I faithful to You
By reflecting Your love to my world?

Can I honestly say
At the end of this day
That I lived it wholly for You?

©2000 J M McIntosh

Let us conduct ourselves properly, as
people who live in the light of day.
(Romans 13:13a)

This Busy Day

The day had been frantic,
I looked back with a sigh;
One thing, then another,
And the day had flown by.

Finally, at day’s end
We knelt, she and I;
Her tiny hands folded
As she prayed by my side.

“Bless mommy and daddy,
And all of my friends,
And grandma and grandpa,
Please watch over them.”

“And thanks for our food,
And the clothes that we wear,
And a warm bed to sleep in,
And my soft teddy bear.”

Then tears filled my eyes
As she quietly prayed,
“Dear Jesus, we thank you
For this busy day.”

©1998 J M McIntosh