A Blank Page

Today is another new day. A new sunrise. A new cup of coffee. A new song. A new blank page with no writing on it. What will I put on this new page of life? Will I write blessings or will I write curses? Will I encourage or tear someone down? Will I speak loving words to family and friends? Will I yell and curse at people in the car (No wait! That would be my younger sister!!) I have a whole day. At the end of the day, will I willingly sign my name at the bottom and stamp the day finished? What will I have to show for it? Have I helped some poor stranger? Will I lightened someone's day with a kind word or deed? Will I cut someone off in traffic and then yell at them for being stupid??? Will I do my job without complaining and do the best job I can without wasting time?

There are soo many things to think about today. So many opportunities! And he gives us a new day, every day, to try again.

Lord, thank you for a brand new day. You are awesome. The sun rises, it sets, and it does it day after day. We take this for granted because it is continuous. You give us rain, air, and light. You give us darkness so that we can sleep. You give this all to the just and to the unjust, whether we deserve it or not. You do not withhold your goodness. Please forgive me when I withhold mine from people who make me mad. Help me to show kindness regardless of how I am treated. Let me use your gift of a new day in a way that would make you proud. Help me when I forget...because you know I am getting older, and forgetting is a fact of life anymore! :) Thank you, Lord, for your patience and your steadfast love. Amen.