Today was a new day 111

Practically every single morning I thank God for the new day. Recently I began thinking about how not new most of my days are. I tend to wake at the same time, eat the same things, perform the same tasks, and while I execute a similar routine most of the time I’m not living a very new day. I almost in a way “have” a lifestyle. I could easily write in a few short paragraphs what “my” day or “my” life consists of.

The reason I thank God for the new day almost every morning is because of the potential each new day holds. I’m excited by this potential practically every morning. There is so much growth in change, in seeing things under a new light, and in walking down new paths. But I generally neglect to discover any newness as I trudge though each new day.

Today I decided to mix it up a little. I drove a different way to work. I was still driving, and I was still heading to work but the change in scenery encouraged me to study the world I was viewing instead of robotically passing through it. I really enjoyed the slower pace and the visual feast during the new ride. For lunch I went out of my way again to stop at a little place I like but hardly frequent. My lunch was scrumptious. The event of going somewhere different was invigorating and the change definitely refueled me. On the way home from work I listened to news radio. I’m not sure I should be admitting this for one reason or the exact other, but I’ve never listened to new radio before. I usually drive home in silence, strange yes, but habitual. My last vehicle only had a tape player and my I-pod adapter tape didn’t work. I can’t stand listening to the music on the radio and SO I am used to silence while driving. I LOVED news radio. They were talking about illegal immigration laws and I was intrigued the entire 30 minutes I listened.

In conclusion we each tend to “have” a day, a day we live out every single day, apart from vacations, special events and days off (even though days off usually are identical). Maybe the grandeur isn’t at all within the vacation itself but more simply contained within the newness that a vacation presents. I sought out newness today and I dare say I found a pleasant refreshing along the path I trod.

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Ps. 118:24