I AM

I was regretting the pastand fearing the future.Suddenly, my Lord was speaking."My name is I Am."
He paused. I waited. He continued.
"When you live in the past,with its mistakes and regrets,it is hard. I am not there.My name is not "I was."
When you live in the future,with its problems and fears,it is hard. I am not there.My name is not "I will be."
When you live in this momentit is not hard. I am here.My name is "I AM."
By Helen Mallicoat