Just for Today

"My life is but an instant, a passing hour. 

My life is but a day that escapes and flies away.

O my God! You know that to love you on earth 

I only have today!...

Oh I love you, Jesus! My soul yearns for you.

For just one day remain my sweet support.

Come reign in my heart, give me your smile

Just for today! 

Lord, what does it matter if the future is gloomy?

To pray for tomorrow, oh no, I cannot!....

Keep my heart pure, cover me with your shadow 

Just for today.

O Divine Pilot! whose hand guides me,

I'm soon to see you on the eternal shore.

Guide my little boat over the stormy waves in peace

Just for today."

St. Therese of Lisieux 

If today was all I knew I had, how would I live? 

I would try harder, I would smile more, I would laugh out loud and love more deeply. 

Tomorrow isn't promised. We say that all the time, but do we live it, just for today? 

With the time in the rest of the day, I am going to to challenge myself to live today to the full. 

"He will provide the way and the means, such as you could never have imagined."

St. Catherine of Siena