I am reading through the Bible again…. Wait, that’s really not totally true. I am not really trying to “read through it”, I just keep reading it from Genesis to Revelation at my own pace.  It’s just my new favorite way to spend my time with God.   

I had just finished the old testament and opened up Matthew and I realized I was back at the  Christmas story.  Great timing!  Funny thing is, I typically move to the gospels this time of year. I like to be on the same page with the rest of the world.  That kind of unity of focus is something we don’t see a lot of, so I don’t want to waste the opportunity.  

During December I tend to go back and forth from Matthew to Luke and then to some of the prophets and their prophecies of the coming Messiah.  So today as I dwell on HOPE, I had to run outside and take a picture.  I could see the color of the sky through my curtains and knew it would be beautiful. Now don’t get me wrong, I had to put on a bunch of clothes first because  it is slightly chilly outside.  The effort was totally worth it! As I looked at the sunrise, I thought of the words of Zechariah…..

“Because of the God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death and guide us to the path of peace”.  Luke: 1:78-79

Sunrise always fills me with HOPE..  A new day, a new opportunity  for good to happen.  I know there is also the chance of hardship, pain and the not so good happening.  But in the first rays of the dawn, my heart automatically HOPEs for good.  Truthfully, while the good might not be mine to claim, odds are something good will be happening to someone I love.  And that definitely is a good thing!  I also realize that the good I’ve received, may be what I’m called to give to someone else… And that might even be better!