The world hinges on a moment,
an hour when the concept of a calendar
brought into fashion by Caesar,
desiring convenience amidst conquering,
becomes the standard on which we pin
hopes, dreams, intentions.
Pick a time in space
like the biblical god of Abraham,
and call it good.
Only why not carry that resolve
to do better, to love our fellows,
into practice with the dawning
of each day?
Well said.
Thanks, Hariod!
I also think, “Why not?” Good question, Bela!
Yes, Robin, Yes! 😀
NEW EVERY MORNING IS THE LOVE
New every morning is the love
Our wakening and uprising prove;
Through sleep and darkness safely brought,
Restored to life and power and thought.
New mercies, each returning day,
Hover around us while we pray;
New perils past, new sins forgiven,
New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.
If, on our daily course, our mind
Be set to hallow all we find,
New treasures still, of countless price,
God will provide for sacrifice.
Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be,
As more of heaven in each we see;
Some softening gleam of love and prayer
Shall dawn on every cross and care.
We need not bid, for cloistered cell,
Our neighbour and our words farewell,
Nor strive to find ourselves too high
For sinful man beneath the sky.
The trivial round, the common task,
Will furnish all we ought to ask;
Room to deny ourselves, a road
To bring us daily nearer God.
Seek we no more; content with these,
Let present rapture, comfort, ease
As heaven shall bid them, come and go:
The secret this of rest below.
Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love,
Fit us for perfect rest above,
And help us, this and every day,
To live more nearly as we pray.
– John Keble
I loved this hymn as a child. Still seems good after all these years. 🙂
Thanks for sharing, BN. Glad to have brought this good memory to the fore 😉
Yes… carrying our resolve to do better in each new day…. As we embark upon our own new cycle each dawn…
🙂