A POEM…THE VALUE OF TIME

Every second, every minute, every hour, every day

Every week, every month, every year slips away

Time moves on and on and on and on

Never to return, it’s here, then it’s gone

Looking back in time, there are things you would change

But it’s all for nothing, past times are out of range

We can’t go back and re-live yesterday

And all our tomorrows are uncertain to say

But what we can do with the time we are given

Use it wisely, not just for day to day living

Be as careful with your time as you are with your money

Give thought to your spending, not all days are sunny

We waste so much time because we think it is free

But we are mistaken, we’re as wrong as can be

The price for our time was paid for long ago

The price was so high, we couldn’t pay – don’t you know

Jesus paid the price with His life for you and me

When He was hung, and cursed, and died on a tree

The price was paid and although we weren’t there

What Jesus has paid for is ours to share

So let’s look at time as an expensive gift

Realize its value, and let our thinking shift

Our time is more precious than silver or gold

You cannot buy time, it’s already been sold

So take the time that God has given you

Always keeping in mind it has a true value

Use your time to do good for others

With God as our Father, we’re all sisters and brothers

Yes, use your time wisely, be a help to someone

Remembering time is judged by the SON

(Acts 3:19)