"Day by Day" a hymn by Lina Sandell Berg

1.  Day by day and with each passing moment

     Strength I find to meet my trials here;

     Trusting in Father's wise bestowment,,

     I've no cause for worry or for fear.

     He whose heart is kind beyond all measure

     Given unto each day what He deems best--

     Lovingly, it's part of pain & pleasure,

     Mingling toil with peace and rest 

2. Every day the Lord Himself is near me

     With special mercy for each hour;

     All my cares He fain would bear and cheer me,

     He whose name is Counsellor and Power.

     The protection of His child and treasure

     Is a charge that on Himself He laid;

     'As your days, your strength shall be in measure.'

     This the pledge to me He made.

3.  Help me then in every tribulation

     So to trust your promises, O Lord,

     That I lose not Faith's sweet consolation

     Offered me within Your holy Word.

     Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting 

     E'er to take as from a father's hand.

     One by one, the days, the moments fleeting.

     'Till I reach the promised land.

Habakkuk 3: 18 & 19

"I will rejoice in the LORD,

I will be joyful in God my Savior.

The Sovereign LORD is my strength;

He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

He enables me to go on the heights."

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters

Chapter 1

I walk down the street.

  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk .

I fall in,

I am lost…I am helpless.

It isn't my fault.

It takes forever to find a way out.

 

Chapter 2

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole  in the sidewalk .

I pretend I don't see it.

I fall in again.

I can't believe I am in this same place.

But it isn't my fault.

It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 3

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk 

I see it there.

I still fall in…it's a habit…but,

My eyes are open.

I know where I am.

It’s my fault

I get out immediately.

Chapter 4

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I walk around it.

Chapter 5

I walk down another street.

~Portia Nelson