Today

Today, I am making it all about “me”
Thou may well ask, “isn’t that always the case?”
Thou know my selfish and self-centered ways
Thou know how I spend most of my days
Today, I am making it about the “me” from Thee

Your Gifts, O God, I cannot deny
My friends, my family, Your Church and Priests
Are gifts so special, to say the least
Your Love, Your Mercy, and Your Peace
Are Gifts so cherished, O Lord Most High

My faults and sins I do not deny
How often do I have to confess
How unworthy I am of Your Tenderness
How I fail to come to You in Thankfulness
For that I am grieved, in shame, I cry

I know in others, I cause confusion
I say one thing and appear do another
I desire to always see You in others
I desire to always love all my brothers
Is that all an illusion

So often, I think of the worldly “me”
I worry and struggle, and aim to please
And, I often appear "ill at ease”
I do not exude my inner peace
I fail to share the Gifts from Thee

So today, I am making it all about “me”
I will smile and pray and show my joy
Your Gifts to me, I will employ
Your Gifts to me, I will enjoy
I will let them see the “me” from Thee