THIS LIFE IS VERY SHORT

There’s one thing of which I have no doubt
About this earthly life,
And that is that it’s very short
And filled with pain and strife.

The span of life from birth to death
Does not amount to much;
The time we’re given to spend down here
Is but a fleeting touch.

We’ve just touched down for this brief time,
In a world that’s not our home,
To prepare to live or choose to die -
Just a moment and this life is gone.

A moment is all it seems to take
To go from birth to death,
From the first intake - a new baby’s cry -
To an old person’s final breath.

And yet each short life is valued by God
For He purposed to put us here
To live a life of service to Him -
He patiently draws us near.

He offers us Life through His own Son,
Eternal Life with Him
Who died to redeem us, on Calvary’s cross,
And paid the price for our sin.

And though this life is short - so very brief -
Like a mist that the sun burns away,
The new life God gives through Jesus Christ
Is ETERNAL! IT WILL NOT PASS AWAY!

a. franklin staples

March 3-4, 1991
Copyright © 1991 by Allison F. Staples