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 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."

Helen Mallicoat