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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