Even Now, I Get This Life

My daughter draw our family
For the back of calendar
She give Grandpa two strong legs
Put football near him chair
She use magnet hold the picture
For the front of our fridge
“Daddy, when Grandpa meet Jesus
E go still need walking stick?”
I leave the beans wey I dey pick
Pull one chair beside her
“Make we check wetin Bible talk”
She bring am from the parlour

We find the letter John write
Near the end of the book
Whoever get the Son get life
She bend her head to look
“Daddy, this ‘get’ mean now-now?”
I read the passage twice
I don dey push the promise forward
Like e start when person die
But this life dey inside Jesus
And I don believe in Him
Na something wey He don give me
I just dey understand

Even now, I get this life
Na Jesus give me this life
I no need wait till I reach heaven
Before I know my Father
Even now, I get this life
Eternal life inside His Son
This body go grow old
But His promise no go spoil

After food, we call her Grandpa
She hold phone with her two hands
“Grandpa, I draw you with football
And you no carry stick!”
He laugh until Grandma collect phone
Say, “Make una let am breathe”
Then he come back, ask for picture
She promise send am next week
“Grandpa, sometimes you dey fear?”
He quiet small before reply
“Yes, my dear, I tell God when I fear
I know say I belong to Christ”

Even now, I get this life
Na Jesus give me this life
I no need wait till I reach heaven
Before I know my Father
Even now, I get this life
Eternal life inside His Son
This body go grow old
But His promise no go spoil

Father, make I know You more
Jesus, make I know You more
For the things wey I dey read
Make I understand Your Word
When I work and when I rest
When I care for people near me
Make I grow to know You well
Na this life You give to me

Next morning, before school bus
She add something to the drawing
Put small Bible for Grandpa hand
Then she bring am make I see
“Na so e go remember, Daddy”
I help her fold am well
We put am inside envelope
She write Grandpa name herself

Even now, we get this life
Na Jesus give us this life
We no need wait till we reach heaven
Before we know our Father
Even now, we get this life
Eternal life inside His Son
Jesus go raise us when He comes
We go live with Him forever

School bus horn for outside gate
She run go carry bag
I put the letter near my car key
Make I post am on my way
Even now, I get this life
Na Jesus give me this life