For me, to be living is Christ 
and to die is an advantage. 

If  living in the flesh,
this is fruitful work for me, 

and I can’t tell which to choose. 
And yet I am caught between the two:

having a desire to die
and be with Christ.
For that is better in many ways.

But to stay in the flesh is better for you. 

Lord, you have given me so much,
I ask for one more thing –
a grateful heart.

George Herbert