Waiting for the day

I am waiting for the day
Yes I am waiting: come what may
It's like time is standing still
And yet: I am getting older
But when am I classed as "over the hill"

What makes us continue on and on?
What is it that we expect life to bring?
Are we simply waiting for that special someone?
For that something that will take away life's sting?
What on earth are we waiting for?

Better yet: what in heaven are we waiting for?
Is it Jesus: He it is who truly knows the score!

We go about our lives: many don't even care!
Each day we get up and simply stumble along
Aimless: rudderless: wondering what is wrong?
Are we waiting for someone who knows our song?
Are we waiting for the "good" life to come along?
As Shakira sang: "I'm ready for the good times!"
What exactly is it that makes a good time "good"?
How can we possibly understand?
Unless we have something with which to compare...
Could we understand sunshine without the rain?
Could we understand happiness without pain?
Could we understand loss without gain?
Could we understand anything without the comparison?
The opposite: the upside: the balance in the scales
Are we too stupid to realise that life is the journey!
This life: this every day: this minute: this second
Each and every second we have the chance
To find a little joy: to find something with which to employ
Our minds; our hearts: our souls: our life!
Are we so lost along our path that we forget?
To see the brighter side of every little thing...
Did you notice last night's sunset?
Did you see the sky becoming pale?
Did you hear the birdsong in the trees?
Did you feel the breeze as it touched your skin?
Did you notice anything: yesterday?
Will you see or feel any of these things today?
Will you take the time to just listen?
To a child laughing as she plays at home?
Will you put down your stupid telephone?
And actually notice some tiny precious moment in time
Without being locked into all that bullshit
That they: the government of this world
Want you to be stuck in: want us to be brought up in...

Look around and see and feel and actually take note...
Don't just speak like a robot: like you learned by rote...
Get out into the sunshine: feel the rain upon your skin
Take notice of the other person walking by
Look at them: look them in the eye
Smile: show some happiness on your dial
Feel alive: just feel: just take a few minutes
To really appreciate what life you have
Are you breathing in and out?
Are you moving: can you shout?
Are you able to lift the corners of your mouth?
Are you able to enjoy some little tiny thing?
Is it good? is it uplifting?

Please take the time to make someone else's day
Look around and realise how blessed this life is
If only you will take notice: take the times to see
That Jesus gave His precious life
Yes He gave everything: for us
So we could live our lives: without condemnation
Without losing everything: it's true
Look at what He has already done for you and me
He took our sins upon that painful tree
That bloody cross on Calvary where
His blood: His tears: His life He gave
So that we might be saved this unbearable cost
If we had to endure those things He did for us?
We would all: yes every single one: be lost!