This morning as I was driving--no, it was before that. This morning as I was preparing for school I noticed that today was going to be one of those knock-out days. I happen to have a lovely view where I live, and today as I looked over Escondido's hills it was amazing to see the delicate colors of the city before the sun came up. The hills are dusky purple, the plants are a tender green, and there was a hint of pale pink as the sun rose. I love the morning sun-there's no other light quite like it, not even the setting sun in the afternoon.
Surrounding our house are orange trees that are covered in blossoms. If the lovely sights around weren't enough to remind me of how great God is, being surrounded by the fragrance of those blossoms makes me pause and remember. I am handed the gift of a gorgeous day today.
Things can go wrong, difficulties are present, pain still hurts. But when I look at God's faithfulness, and the abundance of his blessings that give me mornings like this morning... That's pretty wonderful.
The old life is a grass life,
its beauty as short-lived as wildflowers;
Grass dries up, flowers droop,
God's Word goes on and on forever.
This is the Word that conceived the new life in you.
1 Peter 1:24-25 MSG
