A Day the Lord Gave

This is the day that the Lord has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Ps.118:24

The beauty of the day is not that it is new, but that we are being made new.

The glory of the day is not that it marks a change, but that we are being changed.

The blessing of the day is not that it is a day off, but that it is the Lord’s Day.

R.C. Sproul Jr.

The day began with my first-ever distressing case of acid reflux.

A call to The Dr. resulted in a prescription for omeprazole (Prilosec) which the pharmacist dispensed along with 2 pages of “instructions, warnings, and in some cases” comments.

Returning home I immediately took a pill, without reading directions, and my body began a disagreeable adjustment to the medication.

A portion of the adjustment was not being able to write last Monday’s “Reflections”, which I enjoy.

It’s Friday, and the Structured Me said it’s time to reflect on the Day the Lord gave.

I have reason to rejoice because in reflecting on the unexpected I came to realize a new experience as a time to look for a Creating God.

And then looking I saw God’s Re-Creation of a new day in the Morning sun on the autumn leaves.

The pause in my thinking as giving time to recognize this on-going re-creation and to give thanks even as I was in a time of confusion and concern.

Thanks be to God for the Day the Lord gave!!!

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