Stirred By The Scriptures

What do you think of when you first wake-up in the morning?  I suspect it varies for most of us depending on the events going on in our lives.  I was struck recently by a prayer I read in the little book The Valley of Vision simply entitled “Morning”. It begins - “Thy mercies have brought me to the dawn of another day…Let me this day know thee as thou art, love thee supremely, serve thee wholly, and admire thee fully.”  It got my mind to thinking about what the author of Lamentations says when he talks about God’s compassion and mercies being new every morning.  The thought of seeing each day as a gift and that God will supply everything I need JUST FOR THAT DAY.  Lord I hope and pray that my first thoughts will be more like that.