Miracle of the Moment

I lifted this from a recent blog posting of my friend Matt Harmless, please visit his blog for some beautiful coverage of the tragedy in the Chapman family. This reminded me of how important it is not too look back too much, or to even look ahead too much, but to live right now, and be thankful to God for what we have in our lives. This is pretty easy for me just now as I listen to my girls play together nearby, but generally I am not so great at accepting God's grace for today. In a counseling session (premarital, but counseling is great for pretty much anyone) today, we discussed the word "grace." I remember a time in my life when claiming God's grace for that exact moment was about all I could handle. If I tried to look ahead, or "what if" over the past, life was intolerable. Please take time to read Steven Curtis Chapman's "miracle of the moment."


Miracle of the Moment


It’s time for letting go
All of our “if onlys”
‘Cause we don’t have a time machine

And even if we did
Would we really want to use it
Would we really want to go change everything

‘Cause we are who and where and what we are for now
And this is the only moment we can do anything about

So breathe it in and breathe it out
And listen to your heartbeat
There’s a wonder in the here and now
It’s right there in front of you
And I don’t want you to miss the miracle of the moment

There’s only One who knows
What’s really out there waiting
And all the moments yet to be
And all we need to know
Is He’s out there waiting
To Him the future’s history

And He has given us a treasure called right now
And this is the only moment we can do anything about

So breathe it in and breathe it out
And listen to your heartbeat
There’s a wonder in the here and now
It’s right there in front of you
And I don’t want you to miss the miracle of the moment

And if it brings you tears
Then taste them as they fall
Let them soften your heart

And if it brings you laughter
Then throw your head back
And let it go
Let it go, yeah
You gotta let it go

And listen to your heartbeat

And breathe it in and breathe it out
And listen to your heartbeat
There’s a wonder in the here and now
It’s right there in front of you
And I don’t want you to miss the miracle of the moment

And breathe it in and breathe it out
And listen to your heartbeat
There’s a wonder in the here and now
It’s right there in front of you
And I don’t want you to miss the miracle of the moment

Steven Curtis Chapman