what's my name?

I was regretting the past

and fearing the future.

Suddenly God was speaking.

"My name is 'I am.'" I waited.

God continued,

"When you live in the past

with its mistakes and regrets

it is hard. I am not there.

My name is not 'I was.'

When you live in the future,

with its problems and fears, it is hard.

I am not there.

My name is not 'I will be.'

When you live in this moment,
it is not hard. I am here.

My name is 'I am.'

from Helen Mellicost (on the kitchen wall

of the Ranch Guesthouse of St. Benedict's

Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado.)
p. 51 "100 Graces - Mealtime Blessings"

image is from this artblog

which is curated by Meighan O'Toole.