"Today"

I may never see tomorrow; there's no written guarantee,
and things that happened yesterday belong to history.
I cannot predict the future.  I cannot change the past.
I have just the present moment.  I must treat it as my last. 

I must use this moment wisely for it soon will pass away
and be lost forever, as part of yesterday.
I must exercise compassion, help the fallen to their feet, 
be a friend unto the friendless, make an empty life complete. 

The unkind things I do today may never be undone, 
and friendships that I fail to win may nevermore be won. 
I may not have another chance, on bended knees to pray, 
and I thank God with a humble heart for giving me this day.

~Author Unknown~