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 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 moment, it is not hard.
I am here. My name is I AM.

By Helen Mallicoat