Peace

Lord, forgive us our mistakes
We made in our younger days;
Youth is fraught with folly,
Age teaches kinder ways.

There is no turning back,
The moment passes on;
We had a choice to make
And then the time was gone.

We learn from bygone errors:
What we did and didn’t do,
As we try to make amends
Before this life is through.

So be grateful for today,
Forgive whatever was.
God will give us peace
For that is what He does.

By C. David Hay

(C. David Hay is a member of St. Joseph University Parish in Terre Haute.)

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