One Day At A Time

One day at a time,
with its failures and fears,
With its hurts and mistakes,
with its weakness and tears,
With its portion of pain
and its burden of care;
One day at a time
we must meet and must bear.

One day at a time
to be patient and strong;
To be calm under trial
and sweet under wrong;
Then its toiling shall pass
and its sorrow shall cease;
It shall darken and die,
and the night shall bring peace.

One day at a time—
but the day is so long,
And the heart is not brave,
and the soul is not strong,
O Thou merciful Christ,
be Thou near all the way;
Give me courage and patience
and strength for the day.

~ Author Unknown