One Moment...

It is but one moment that changes us,
A little shift is all that moment does,
But that shift will either help you live,
Or will seem that it’s your life you give

If the moment tilts one way, you feel unhindered joy,
Like seeing your first child, girl or boy,
Like spring the flowers seem to bloom,
And every smile, lights up the room

As if the sun is shining forever still,
Like a candle in the midst of the darkness will,
Such is a moment that captures your heart,
A place in time, a work of art

If that moment tilts another way, you feel the deepest pain,
Like seeing your first death, sadness is all you gain,
Your heart is torn out; your hopes are shattered,
Like a palm tree in a hurricane, you are battered

Darkness strikes out, and grips your soul,
Emptiness blankets you, like an endless hole,
There are no seasons; it’s just one shade,
Grey all around, no color can be made

You wonder how life, can be so cruel,
You wonder if you can go on or if you’re a fool,
Trying to live, a life that is charred,
Because of one moment, one unfortunate card

One hour, one minute, one second in time,
Is still longer than a moment, which you cannot mime,
Your life can change, within one moment true,
Your life will change, no matter what you do

To try to control then, these moments are key,
To living life happily, don’t you see?
And if we are to live, by a moment in space,
Then we will need a God, Who will help us race

Because ultimately speaking, these moments are ours,
For every moment is built, from previous hours,
Decisions that are made, will influence in every way,
The results of moments, towards which our lives sway

Thus God gives us a choice, an offer of a moment,
A moment that we can cherish, of His bestowment,
A moment of perfect peace, of happiness and love,
That can only be sent, poured out from above

Give Christ your moments, then, today,
If you do this, you will hear Him say,
“Your light affliction, is but for a moment”,
For us He suffered, that unthinkable torment

Beside us, He will guide, every moment that comes,
Beside us, He will wipe away, every tear that runs,
Beside us, He will listen, to every distraught prayer,
Waiting for that moment, that special time where,
He will take us to, a place of moments un-regrettable,
Heaven, where every moment will be unforgettable