Life is so much better and less anxious when we learn that God is sovereign. It is greatly releasing when one discovers that though God loves you, He doesn't need you to complete His plans. He is never surprised when we fail to live up to His holy standard and wonder of wonder...His mercies are new every morning. Think about that!

I've never been much of a morning person although as the decades have passed I have become one. I have grown to love the quiet, peace and solitude of the early morning on a summer day. In the Valley you can see the sun come up and set every single clear day. And I have now seen thousands of sunsets in my life yet I can still be heard to say "Isn't that beautiful?!" I hope I never lose that child-like awe about God's glorious creation.