Not a Mundane Day

Some days seem full of only the ordinary and mundane.  Everyone knows about such days.  Getting up and doing whatever is a  part of the normal routine and going to bed wondering what really got accomplished during the daylight hours makes for days that seem anything but extraordinary.   How many times have we been asked, "What did you do today?" only to reply, "Not much,"  or maybe "Nothing." 

 

The truth is there is nothing mundane and ordinary about any day we live.  Waking up each morning is nothing short of a miracle.  Walking up to a curb and not having to think about lifting your feet an extra six inches is another.  Being able to share a day with someone who shares a loving and caring relationship is another work of wonder.  The list simply goes on and on.  Writing down the ordinary common things that speak of blessings which are given to us each day can be an eye opening exercise. 

 

And, of course, we are loved.  We are loved not just by folks around us, but by the Creator whose grace brought us into being and whose breath sent us forward into the life we know.  Every day from the moment of our waking and through those moments of sleeping, He chooses to be with us, around us, before us, and behind us.  We are never without His protection and provision.  We are never without His love and mercy.  So, the next time we are tempted to call today just another day, we might stop and do what the old gospel hymn suggest, "Count your many blessings, name them one by one,....it might surprise you what the Lord has done."