October 24, 2019
by Lauren Gaines
Laity of Powell UMC (Knoxville, TN)
Tennessee Valley District
A day is 24 hours long. That’s 1,440 minutes or 86,400 seconds. Some days, everything seems to go exactly how you want it to. Those 86,400 seconds are nothing but laughter and joy. Some days, however, they can be the longest 86,400 seconds you can fathom. We’ve all had those days where nothing seems to go right.
Perhaps you simply spilled coffee on your new white blouse or tripped on the sidewalk in front of a crowd of people. Or maybe it was something more severe like a car accident, a death in the family, or you got fired from your job. Either way, it is easy to let things get to your head and change your mood completely. When we have days like this, it is important to look to God and the world he created for us to live in.
Each morning begins with a beautiful sunrise, and ends with an equally breathtaking sunset. God paints these pink and orange masterpieces to show us that no matter what happens or goes wrong throughout the day, each day is a brand new start.
Don’t let the rainstorms of Monday cloud your vision of the colors of redemption painted across the morning and evening skies. Take back tomorrow and make your life as much of a masterpiece as the sky above you.
“The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
where morning dawns, where evening fades,
you call forth songs of joy.” Psalm 65:8
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