Each Day...

My favourite book and my favourite coffee mug. I wish I could start every day this way.

It's been a pretty emotionally & physically demanding few days, no particular reason, but I feel the need this morning to soften my heart & quieten my soul.

This beautiful excerpt is from a Max Lucado reflection,

It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot.

The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming.

In a few moments, the day will arrive.

It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The calm of solitude will be replaced by the pounding of the human race. The refuge of the early morning will be invaded by decisions to be made and deadlines to be met. For the next twelve hours I will be exposed to the day's demands. it is now I must make a choice. Because of Calvary, I am free to choose.

And so I choose.

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

To these I commit my day.

If I succeed, I will give thanks.

If I fail, I will seek His grace.

And then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.

- Max Lucado