Did I Make A Difference Today?

By Rhonda Cooley

November 8, 2001

I ask myself this question...

A year from now will it make a difference that I have walked this path?

Will others remember the sweet times and the laughs?

Did I do today what I should have done?

Or do I have regrets at the set of sun?

So I reviewed my day...

I talked with a child today about a problem she had,

The hurt was in her eyes and her heart was so very sad.

I hope it helped to lift her load that I listened with my heart,

I relived my own pain and had real tears at certain parts.

I hope my Father in Heaven was able to shine through me,

I hope His love in my eyes she could surely see.

Then I pondered...

Only time can tell the answers to these things I ask,

Only time can tell if the encouragement will last.

Tomorrow does not tell me in advance what it has in store,

Most of the time it meets me with a half open door.

Then I responded...

Tomorrow I will take heart and open the door the rest of the way,

With courage I will step into a new day.

This new day will be used for good or fade away,

Therefore, I will try to inspire hope by something that I do or say.

The reason...

I can try my best to help someone in need,

I can try my best to do a life changing deed.

I can make a difference if I really try,

I can help someone when they cry.

Then I ask myself again...

A year from now will it make a difference that I have walked this path?

Will others remember the sweet times and the laughs?

Did I do today what I should have done?

Or did I find regret at the set of sun?

Conclusion...

I find that I am happy with this day I have invested,

I think that I have passed where I was tested.

So when premature worries I try to borrow,

I will remind myself there is hope for tomorrow.

A year from now it will make a difference that I have walked this path,

Others will remember the sweet times and the laughs.

I feel I did today what I should have done,

I have no regrets at the set of sun.