new every morning

For those of you who have joined my blog, thank you. I am not sure  how it all works, and I am learning more how to design it everyday, but I know in blog world, adding followers moves my positioning. That will be helpful to me when I begin marketing my  inspirational book, which I plan to have ready May 2010. 

   

     Exodus 16:31, "The house of Israel called it manna; it was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey." I am beginning to think I should call this blog, manna, because it comes to me new every morning. I sometimes get a thread of a thought the night before, but that thought may not be connected to the blog for the day. It feels precarious like walking on the stones that circle the tree in my back yard. It's definitely wide enough, but the fact there is a two foot drop on one side changes the feel. My faith is being tested daily, and I am learning to embrace it. I think about the birds and squirrels that come to my feeder, I give them manna that tastes like sunflower seeds and, who knows, maybe they think it tastes like honey, too. They come regularly because they know I am mostly faithful, but some days, the feeder sits empty, and I know without a doubt, they find food elsewhere, and as soon as I make a trip to Big Lots for more seeds and fill up the wire basket, they are back on board, new every morning. There's a wonder in this I want to share with you in words, but that is all I have to say for now. Find joy in this day and feel the newness of this moment... and this one...

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3: 22,23  
PS
If you take the time to read the verses leading up to Lamentations 3: 22 and 23, it may feel like watching the 11:00 news, so I only recommend it on an up day. However, it emphasizes that no matter how low you may feel, God is a only a prayer request away, and thoughts can be turned around in a moment.