I'm planning on hiking 3 miles with the youth in my church family this weekend. I'm not accustomed to hiking, and I didn't want to be huffing and puffing the whole way, so in anticipation,I've been rising earlier than usual this past week to take a brisk 1 mile walk each morning. I've thoroughly enjoyed it,and the timing has worked out so conveniently - a real rarity in life with a newborn! I've gotten to know some of my neighbors better, meeting them on the walkways, sometimes trotting alongside each other for a mile. I've looked forward to my walk eagerly each morning. . . until today.
My body was an aching mess. I'd spent too many hours in the sun the previous day and then too many more on the computer doing homework that night. The canker sore forming on the tip of my tongue was a tale-tell sign that I hadn't been eating as healthily as I ought, and the back of my neck and legs were suffering from an itchy sunburn. Maybe I could just skip it this morning, I reasoned.
But something pulled me out the door despite my weariness. And when I lifted my gaze to the East, I was rewarded with the rosy beginnings of a sunrise.
As I stood in peaceful awe on the pathway, I was reminded of this song by a favorite artist, Brandon Heath. The chorus says:
My body was an aching mess. I'd spent too many hours in the sun the previous day and then too many more on the computer doing homework that night. The canker sore forming on the tip of my tongue was a tale-tell sign that I hadn't been eating as healthily as I ought, and the back of my neck and legs were suffering from an itchy sunburn. Maybe I could just skip it this morning, I reasoned.
But something pulled me out the door despite my weariness. And when I lifted my gaze to the East, I was rewarded with the rosy beginnings of a sunrise.
As I stood in peaceful awe on the pathway, I was reminded of this song by a favorite artist, Brandon Heath. The chorus says:
All you need is the sunrise
Just a moment of dawn
If you're lost in the twilight
Close your eyes and move on.
When you're tired in the waiting
Even though its going to take you
A little more time,
just a little more time
The sun's going to find you.
Friends, whether it's the daily battle with the mattress, a grumpy toddler, or the heartbreak of a friend that you feel powerless to resolve - Whatever you're dealing with today, get up, move forward and let the sun find you.
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