The present moment

 We cannot control the past; we do not know what the future will hold; we have only the present.

The present moment is what counts and yet how often we are not living in the present but still thinking about something in the past or wondering, if not worrying, about the future. Try today to really focus on the present moment. I think you will see how often we are not in the present, yet this is where God's grace is for each of us. 

Here is a good quote again from Mother Stuart:

"It is always here and now, there is always the present moment to do the very best we can with, and the future depends on the way these moments are spent."

Let us try to live each moment in the present; it might even be my last moment as we never can be sure of what might happen. We are given the here and now to live fully as God calls us to live. It is not easy, but it is important to cultivate the present moment.