It’s the little things that often make a big difference. My office has one window and that window faces East. It does not happen every week, but I usually get the office before the sun comes up on Sunday mornings. I love the ability to gaze out the window and watch the dawning of a new day, especially on the Lord’s day. There is something special about meeting the Master during the quiet, still moments before the business of the day starts. It reminds me of the wonderful truth that “His mercies are new every morning.”

On weekdays I am usually up walking when the sun peeks over the horizon. Even those days, I am reminded that God is a God of freshness and new beginnings. Imagine what life would be like without new starts and the ability to begin again. It would get old and boring. I am so glad that God refuses to let that happen. Because of Him, life is not simply a single extended era, but a variety of moments, hours, days and years which are as unique as a person's fingerprint.

Thank you God, for new things.