A Beautiful Sunrise

Psalm 118:24English Standard Version (ESV)

24 This is the day that the Lord has made;
    let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Yesterday we arrived at Myrtle Beach, the third stop on this two-week journey of ours,  

Our condo faces the ocean, which of course is a necessity when one is vacationing at the beach, right?  Others often stay away from the ocean front and don't feel it is necessary to awaken and see the sunrise over the water or be able to slide the door to the balcony open and hear the waves coming into the shore.  But if we are at the beach, why not be AT the beach? So here we are.  

Last night we didn't close the curtain to the balcony nor the door to the bedroom so at 6:00 the room was flooded with light.  Even though Gary wanted to close it all and return to sleep, I wanted to enjoy these moments.  It's a little cool on the balcony, so I pulled the chair around to face the glass doors, am sitting with the blanket, and enjoying the view. I opted for inside since the neighbors are still talking on their balcony - lots of noise out there last night.

The verse from Pslams came to me this morning.  Every day is the beginning of a new adventure.  I used to tell my students when we were reading Longfellow's poems, specifically "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls," that even if we weren't here to see it, the waves are still rolling into shore.  The sun still rises each morning.  The sand will hold footprints until the tide erases them.  The beauty of he ocean endures, day after day.

This is, indeed, the day the Lord has made.  I will rejoice and be glad.