what You gave me i give You
i'm living on borrowed time
after all i've seen and had
merely tools and opportunities
to bring an exponential increase
so why am i tempted to bury it
as if the treasure could slip away
when in fact it isn't mine to guard
merely steward, tend and offer
what little is in my care
voices whisper You are hard
demanding what my efforts bring
i'm looking at what i do not have
finding darkness in losing this
what isn't even mine at all
in anguish struggling to believe
i swallow past the lump
and as air fills my lungs i remember
my very breath belongs to You
a kaleidoscope of days with grace
moment after moment You
providing protecting promising
in every painful surrender
You've been there abundant
growing this stubborn child
so i'm giving it back
with only a hint of reluctance
knowing You know best
how to spend my borrowed time
