This Day

This day is a beautiful day, a new day. It is cold, yes, but the sun is shining and the birds are singing. Your mercies are new every morning, oh Lord. Thank you for the morning…for newness…for light and life and sunshine. Thank you for breath, for smiles, for fascination in the little things. May you fill this day with joy and wonder and love. Lord, take the lead and take my hand. Like a little child, I will take your hand, trusting fully in You and Your goodness, and follow along behind You. Give me Your eyes to see the world, to see Your people the way You see them, to see beyond the obvious and see the wounds and pain that drive so many of us. Lord, give me grace for Your people, made in Your image. Fill me with Your love. May it pour out, and spill over so that those who come in contact with me will sense and long for Your love. Thank You that when all else fails, You remain true. You are always with me. I have never, ever been alone. There is great comfort in that. Yes, Lord, thank you for this day.