Ever had an ordinary day begin only surprise you as the fresh start of a new life season? There is something about the hopefulness of the morning light that has inspired generations of writers, sings, poets, and artists to reflect to us hope in a new day. While every morning may have the seeds of these opportunities, it seems that only a few times in a life will these seeds break through and bloom into something beautiful. Consider the Moravian Daily Texts...
Psalm 107:17-22; 1 Samuel 9; John 1:1-13
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God. Psalm 95:2-3
Jesus said, “Give to God what is God’s.” Mark 12:17
God has this way of surprising us, while in the midst of the ordinary, with the extraordinary. He calls out ordinary men and women to become leaders of peoples, he breaks into our messy lives and brings order. Sometimes it breaks in at what would seem like the darkest point in our lives (here is a great song about that very idea on a cosmic scale).
The Gospel of John introduces Jesus in just this way. Light breaks into a dark world that can't comprehend who has come to bring life to us all. Jesus breaks into every life in the same way. Maybe it happens little by little as dawn begins to give perspective to the shadow-monsters of the night. This is the way faith broke into my life, a little at a time. Or maybe its like the shock of doors swinging open, releasing the full light of day, to flood a dark room. No matter how, it is the light that ushers in the new season. It is the light for which we are grateful.
Today is a new day and with it comes the seeds for a new season in your life. May you be mindful of the one who holds in Himself life that is the light of mankind. And may we all be expectantly grateful of the new season just around the corner because He loves us.
Daily Prayer:
You alone are good, O God. We give you all thanksgiving and praise! You alone are great, O Christ. We bow before you in humble adoration! May the joyous sound of grateful hearts never end as the strains of truth and trust resound in you, our Savior.
In Jesus' Name,
Amen.
