I AM

I was regretting the past
and 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 it's mistakes and regrets,
it is hard. I am not there.
My name is not I Was.

When you live in the future,
with it's problems and fears,
it is hard. I am not there.
My name is not I Will Be.

When you live in this moment,
it is not hard. I am here.
My name is I Am."

Helen Mallicoat