it's new everyday.

okay, so this is a day late.. I started it yesterday, but just never finished it.


Today is the first day of school, well, not for me, but for Pinellas County Schools. I always loved the first day of school. It's usually a hectic day, but a good one. And there is that new start feeling. You know, the one were you're anxious to see what schools going to be like;what classes will you have, who will be back from last year, who will be new, what teachers are gone, what teachers have come and of course you get to see your friends. You know, the ones you haven't seen all summer for one reason or another. There's the sense of the unknown that gives hope and light to the year to come. And it's exciting. Well, for me it is.



The first day is big too. You've got to make a good first impression. The first day is your shot to make a name for yourself. To let everyone know who you are. Last year only matters because it happened. I mean you could have totally made a fool out of yourself the year before, or failed a class, or two, or even if you were super good, on track and did well, you still have to keep that up in one way or another.



And that's kind of like today. I had a horrible day yesterday. And it just kept getting worse as the day progressed. But today, today is a new day. A fresh start. A chance to be better. So as I'm driving to work today, as I'm seeing all these kids standing at their bus stops, I think of the first day of school. And how each of those children are about to get that fresh new start. And then I say to myself, "ah, a new day" As this is happening and my mind starts to play songs that is related to what I'm thinking. I don't know if that makes sense, but I do it all the time. I'll be thinking of something and song lyrics will pop into my head. Today that song was "Mercy Reigns" by Shane & Shane. The song talks about how the Lords mercy falls and then it rises with the sun and it's new every morning. So, I get to work and immediately Google the lyrics. I start reading them and then I realize that there are a, well actually two, verses form the Bible. The first, Song of Solomon 2:14 and the second, Lementations 3:22-23. Both beautiful passages. But the one that stood out to me today was Lementatons 3:22-23. It reads "Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Wow... That's so true. The Lord's mercies are new, everyday. And even though we've had a bad day, week, month, or even life each new day brings that hope, that light, that chance to be different, to change, to be new. For me that's an amazing feeling. That despite all the things I've been through, my screw ups, mistakes, times I've failed, the scars I have from those, the old sins, the new sins and the sins to come, all the times I've let people down I have a chance to be new! And it happens every morning! Every time the sun comes up I get a new start! And what a refreshing feeling that is!