A new sunrise, a new day, a gift. As I creak out of bed or it seems with stiff joints, I am mindful to thank my God for this new day. I was able to sleep in a bit on the day off from my culinary work. I get into the warm shower to help loosen by body. My daily stretches need to start up again. I became laxed as I have been feeling so good over the past few months, but the joint aches are creeping up this past week or so. My faithfulness with wall push-ups and chair yoga every day is required again. The online program offered through my health insurance company has wonderful stretches I can participate with to avoid physical therapy sessions once or twice a week. A time and money saver. Thank you, God.
I go into the kitchen to make my breakfast. There is a full dishwasher with dirty dishes. Darn it anyway, the dishwasher must have not gotten turned on and run last evening. The floors are screaming, “vacuum me”! Oh, the to-do list is climbing higher by the minute. Yet, what is God calling me to this morning? Sit before Him. As I read I am reminded from the St. Francis novena sent to my inbox,“to be grateful for the beauty (and not so beautiful) around me and to care for it responsibly … cultivate a heart that treasures creation and honors it as an expression to love God, reflecting His goodness in all I do.”
“Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.” ~ Psalms 36:5 NIV
Another new sunrise, this one is magnificent pinks, oranges, and reds. The red is a sailor’s warning for dicey weather later today. The humidity is so thick you can cut it with a knife. The weather people are saying by the evening hours, plenty of rain into the night and tomorrow morning. We need precipitation but let it come steady and easy. I hear the mist has started, followed by the steady, soothing sound of God’s faithfulness, the rain. As faithful as the rain is tonight, let His faithfulness and my faithfulness reign in my relationships and endeavors.
