It's A New Day, It's A New Dawn

"Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.” Isaiah 60:1

Every morning, I wake up and my first thought is always “Ten More Minutes!” I admit it, I’m a snoozer, and I love to sleep. If it were up to me, I’d probably sleep in everyday, but unfortunately work and life gets in the way of that. So often times after 2 or 3 snoozes I begrudgingly get out of bed and rush to get ready for work or whatever it is I have to do that day. I wish I were more of a morning person, I think if I were I’d be a bit more productive. It bothers me that my first thoughts to each day aren’t of gratitude, but are instead a demand for more sleep. I wish instead, I had the thoughts of the psalmist who said:

“This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice in it and be glad.”

Psalm 118:24

I mean after all every new day is a gift from God. It’s a call to rejoice, because the Lord who created us has given us another day in this life and another opportunity to experience the world around us. I believe that with each passing day, we are given another chance to shine. We are given another opportunity to be God’s light in the world and a new opportunity to do the will of God, regardless of the things we did yesterday. With every new day dawns a new beginning and the chance to be better than we were before.

Today is that new day! Let us rejoice and be glad, let us bring glory to our God who created us, our God who is faithful and merciful. Choose today to walk in the light and share the light of Christ with others.  In the words of St. Paul,

“Live as children of light, for light produces every kind of goodness and righteousness and truth.” Ephesians 5:8-9

Be The Light