Only God’s power can remove the blindness of self-centeredness and enlighten the eyes of service.

As a little child

God revealed to me

My entire day in one vision to see.

“Look,” said He,

“At all good things for you

In loving service to choose to do.”

“Not I,” I said,

Firmly shaking my head.

And with a wave of my hand,

like brushing away sand,

I wiped away every good deed from my mind,

Giving up the path to sincerely be kind.

“I will do no such thing

But with my entire being

Seek only selfish flings

That I can take in the course of one day.

So, I’ll be on my own way

Destroying everything with what I do and say.”

I traded pleasure for pain.

Everything was lost with nothing to gain.

Even if I tried to change this course

My mind saw only paths from a darkened source

That increased my pain and agony.

What I couldn’t foresee

Was losing everything good inside of me.

Desperate and taking a knee,

I begged my Creator to let me see

The good that I can do

By serving others as I go through

The course of my day

With the Steps as my way

To serve mankind

By being kind

In what I do and say

For 24 hours today.

And if I’ve gone astray,

May the Steps correct my way

That by the grace of God

I will have trod

On a path that is true

With visions of You.