Morning Has Broken. . .

Every morning we all get up, get ready and get out the door.  Some go early before the sun comes up and some just a little later. Every day seems the same. Wake up, get up, and go. Don’t get me wrong, routine makes some days more bearable than others. It’s the routine that sometimes keeps us going because we don’t have to think as we wake up, get up and go.

This reminds me of a time when I hated the wake up, get up and go because I didn’t like where I was going. Some of you know what I mean. It’s a struggle. Okay, more than a struggle. During this time of my life I talked to someone who was much wiser than myself. Marvin said, “Keep at it because the mindless job gives you 8 hours to think about what will happen when you get home”. He was right.

Things are different now. I pray it’s the same for you. Now, I don’t just wake up, get up, and go. I wake up ready to meet the day and experience all I can that God sets in front of me. There is small stuff and large stuff.  I look for new things, different things and believe it or not, I find new things each and every day now. This morning is no exception. Yes, I woke up with renewed expectation, and asked God, what will you put in my life today?

Here is what God put in front of me today. There was the glimmer of morning light in the sky as I got in the car. That’s new. I had not seen that in a while. It was followed by an uneventful drive. When I arrived here at the church I was met for the first time this spring by our neighbourhood rabbit sitting munching on the grass near the door. Have not seen her since late fall.  After she hooped away I routinely unlocked the door and went in. Took my normal routine walk about the church to check and make sure all was well. Then I realized, I hadn’t needed to turn on any lights for, again, the first time this spring.

That is where God spoke loud and clear. Oh how I pray that would be the experience for everyone who comes into church. I want everyone to bask in the Light of God, in Christ because that is what church should be. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world”.

Something to think about.

Rob