On days like today–rainy, windy and cold and clouded with some not so good news, I wake up searching for a word of encouragement.  One of the ways I start my day is to look out of the window and repeat my version of this Scripture, “This is the day that the Lord has made, and I will rejoice and be glad in it.”

I have learned to encourage myself so that I can be ready to offer encouragement to someone else who  may also need it. I turned to the Bible, where I regularly find what I need in the Psalms,  or to my stack of  well-used devotional books.  Today I will offer you one of the Psalms that helps me see the promise and potential in rainy days. Sunshine or rain, everyday is a gift from God filled with possibilities. Enjoy today and make something good happen.

                Psalm 121

 ¹ I lift up my eyes to the hills—
       where does my help come from?

 ² My help comes from the LORD,
       the Maker of heaven and earth.

 ³ He will not let your foot slip—
       he who watches over you will not slumber;

 ⁴ indeed, he who watches over Israel
       will neither slumber nor sleep.

 ⁵ The LORD watches over you—
       the LORD is your shade at your right hand;

 ⁶ the sun will not harm you by day,
       nor the moon by night.

 ⁷ The LORD will keep you from all harm—
       he will watch over your life;

 ⁸ the LORD will watch over your coming and going
       both now and forevermore.

(New International Version)

Do you have a favorite Scripture that  gets you going in the morning?

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