Nicole and I are currently spending 12 days in Germany while on our way to Russia, where I will speak at three church leaders' conferences (in St Petersburg, Moscow and Novosibirsk). Our day is about over here in the northern hemisphere and we have had a wonderful time touring some of the beautiful southern Germany countryside. Today we drove from Triberg in the Black Forest all the way to Fussen where we will visit a few famous castles tomorrow. On the way, we stopped for lunch at Lindau, a picturesque town right on the edge of magnificent Lake Constance with views to the Alps across the water.
Back in our homeland of Australia, a new day is just beginning. I love the beginning of a new day. A few years back, I wrote a poem called 'Today'. I share it with you again as encouragement to you, wherever you are on your life's journey.
As with all poetry, read it slowly. Stop on a word or a line here and there that may jump out to you. Reflect on it for a moment. The aim is not just to 'get through the poem' but to allow the poem to 'get through to you'.
TODAY
A new day.
A fresh start
A clear page
Wonders waiting to be discovered.
New dreams yet to be born.
Visions still unseen.
Insights unknown.
Wisdom from God's world.
Yesterday is gone.
Only a memory now.
Lessons learnt.
Experience gained.
Tomorrow's not yet here.
A future unrealized.
Always beyond our grasp.
The distant horizon.
Live in this moment.
Right here right now.
The present is what we have.
Pregnant with possibility.
HE is here.
All you need.
Nothing lacking.
Fulness revealed.
Conquer fear.
Walk in faith.
Love is here.
Trust and wait.
Wide awake.
Seize the day.
Drink it full.
All the way.
Nothing wasted.
Nothing spared.
Brave and strong.
Free at last.
Climb your mountain.
Sing your song.
Reach for the sky.
Everything belongs.
Life is adventure.
Scary for sure.
Well worth living.
No regrets.
This is your day.
Today.