My Life is but an instant, a mere passing hour, My Life escapes and flies away, this single day, no other You know O Lord:  a future bleak? Beg you for tomorrow, I shall not, cannot!… But keep my heart pure, put me in your shade  Just for this day, no other Soon I shall fly to sing your praise, And I leave this day, no other. Then I shall play the angels lyre And no longer say that on my soul it sets, This day no other, But on my soul it shines: Your everlasting day, all other! This beautiful poem was written by St. Therese of Lisieux.  Her life and writings greatly inspire me.  Even as a small child, St. Therese demonstrated her love for God through simple every day gestures. In many of her writings, she tells us not to focus so much on our weaknesses…