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 THE MOMENT,
IT IS NOT HARD.
I AM HERE.
MY NAME IS I AM."
-Helen Mallicoat, quoted in Tim Hansel, Holy Sweat