These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

What a Gift is Life!

What a gift is life!
We travel through our days,
and find that what will come
is glorious always!

This life, that is our gift,
is given by The Lord.
Our voice from our first cry
was written in His Word.

What a gift is life!
We're chosen by His Will
to serve Him in these days,
and ever serve Him still.

This life, that is our gift,
is all as he decides.
We think we choose our path,
but His Lone Path abides.

What a gift is life!
'Twas won upon His Cross.
The second birth's required
without it there is loss.

This life, that is our gift,
His Mercy is supreme.
If we would always live,
He chooses to redeem.

What a gift is life!
If you desire the best,
then pray compassion's choice
would make you ever blest.

by Jay O’Toole
on September 3rd, 2024