I got my first personal computer in 1994.  It was a large, mechanical “block” that sat on the kitchen table of my apartment.  Connecting to the internet, at that time, meant “dial-up” (for those of you who might not understand that term, may I suggest a Google search?).  One of my favorite things about this new gadget sitting in my home, though, was a button on the keyboard labeled, “Restart”.

Being exceptionally tech-challenged, I found myself using this button time and time again to start over when I got stuck, needed to begin afresh on a project, or the computer was just moving way too slow for this over-achiever-OCD-Type-A girl (those were not the days of “high-speed” internet)!

To be able to press this small button and have everything stop, shut down, be erased and gone was amazing!  Then, when the computer did come back on, I had a fresh start – a brand new beginning.

Restarts…we would be lost without them, wouldn’t we?  A chance to begin again – to start over.

It’s partly why I love mornings so much.  Mornings provide me a predictable 24-hour rhythm in which I know I get a restart.  Yesterday is gone; today is a blank canvas, a clean slate.

Nestled a little more than halfway into the Bible is a book of sorrows aptly called “Lamentations”.  Penned by the prophet Jeremiah, this poetic book details the grief, anguish, and misery of the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon.

It’s a bleak and overall sad account, yet one of the most incredible and inspiring promises is found in chapter 3:

“…His mercies never end.  They are new every morning…” (vs. 22 – 23)

New mercies EVERY morning!  Something Jeremiah and the children of Israel needed desperately at that time – something that we all need desperately every day.

How many days do we lay our heads down on our pillows at night after navigating work, breakneck activities, and life in general thinking, “I am SO glad this day is over!  I’ll try again tomorrow!”?

God understands and graciously gives us a new beginning each day!  Whether we treat it as such or not is up to us!

Until next time, Grace and Glory!

(As a small P.S. for those who regularly watch for my Wednesday morning posts, I will not be posting anything for the next two weeks so as to maximize my time with family and friends during the Holidays. I do pray that each of you reading this may have a very blessed Christmas and a most Happy New Year!)

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