It doesn’t matter what the future holds
It matters what we’re holding.
Right here, right now in the palms of our hands
Where the true story is unfolding.
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And as I’m looking down on
This babe with his sweet little face,
Trying to make sense of
Our Father’s endless grace
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I realize that in order to “hold”
We sometimes have to “let go”
Of things we used to love
And what we think we know.
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Because it’s impossible
for us to hold it all
Without letting it slip,
Without letting it fall.
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And what we choose to hold on to today
Will have an effect on tomorrow.
Be it faith, love, joy
Or pride, hate, and sorrow.
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Will we choose to carry the weight
Of hard words spoken in the past,
To keep on wasting our money and time
On “things” that will never last?
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Or will we choose to hold on to hope
To forgive and forget.
To invest our time and energy
On eternal “things” instead?
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Because we’re always choosing
To hold on to one thing or another
And our grips will always give us away,
Regardless of what we may say.
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It doesn’t matter what the future holds,
It matters what we’re holding.
What do you have in your hands right now?
How is your story unfolding?
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