Try to hold on to a moment and it is gone forever.
Never to come again and never ever to be enjoyed.
Live the moment and just relish it
And it is captured and saved for eternity
Etched in the mind and stored in eternal memory.
Holding on to material possessions is an enslavement.
Earthly treasures enchant and seduce but never satisfy.
Enjoy them for a while and there is a hankering for more.
Unquenchable thirst. Hunger that cannot be satisfied.
Give away material possessions and earthly treasures
And help others become happy and satisfied
Even for just a while.
Reap smiles and gratitude that will be remembered
And treasured long after the earthly treasures are gone.
There are things that pass away and are gone.
There are memories that remain and stay on forever.
There are people who come and go.
There are people who come and stay on forever.
With all the comings and goings,
There is a me that stays forever.
With all the comings and goings,
There is a Presence that stays with me forever.
As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:57-62