Today Has Arrived

Enjoy today.....it's the only one you have.

I woke up this morning and realized that yesterday was gone. It had been here when I went to sleep but when I woke up...gone. I can't get it back and there is no way to change anything that happened. I categorized it as "normal" and part of me wishes that I had made it more exciting. I bid that day goodbye when I closed my eyes and it was gone before my dreams could overtake my tired mind.

Had I made a difference or had I settled for mediocrity? Was the world better off or had I just been a blip on the vast radar of life? Had I touched some one's heart? When people called on me did I help or had they survived in spite of me? What kind of day had it been? Had I made the air that I breathe worth the effort?

Had I lived the day in God's eyes or mine?

What about you?

Have you done your best? When people needed your assistance did you jump into the fray or turn your back? The co-worker who needed a smile, the waiter who needed that extra dollar, the child who needed a hug...were you there? When that moment of opportunity presented itself did you seize it or let it float by?

Would God be proud of your efforts?

This time of year ramps up the engine of life to insurmountable speeds. The blinders go on and we just try to survive the onslaught of needs and desires. We will step over those that need us in order to achieve a selfish goal. The bags get heavier, the lines get longer, and the smiles stretch into frowns. We slowly forget what it means to celebrate this wonderful time of year and replace our joy with the sneer of economics.

We need to help our friends and open our hearts to those who cannot. This whole season started in a manger and there are times we need to return to that stable to understand why. The shepherds and wisemen all took time out of their busy days to see what all of the fuss was about.

Maybe we should to.

I woke up this morning and realized that yesterday was gone and tomorrow was far away. I looked outside and saw that today had arrived.

I start now. This is the moment when I put aside the burden of gift bags and look for the eyes of the lost and the tears of the forgotten. Join me during this holiday season and hold up those who need your strong arms. Pray for those who cannot see what is inside the manger and allow the glory of God to work through you.

This all started in a stable and the story continues even today....

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