Because of the tender mercy of our God, My husband and I have just entered a new day and time in our lives as we are now retired after many years of teaching. It is this retirement time that have allowed us to have adventures and do things that we never could while we are working. It is a new day for us.
In his latest album Ken Medema captured exactly where I find myself right now. Since his words say them so much better than I can, here are the words from his song, Ocean Beach, on his album, Nothing Like the Rain. (You should go to his website or purchase the album from iTunes.) Ocean Beach I stand by the ocean, looking back at the land I remember my childhood when I played in the sand Heedless of danger, I ran to the sea to leap in the whitecaps that set my soul free Now I am older and cautious in so many ways But I know there are beaches and whitecaps and journeys for these my best days This is my choice I want to leap into this strange new day To taste and to turn, to love and to learn what I could not know yesterday No turning back, yesterday’s gone I’ll relish this day, I’ll treasure this dawn What a romance taking the chance of life I walk in the city, down the streets I have known I remember my young days when these streets were my own I knew I was called here, this place held my heart And now when I walk here I feel like a stranger, it tears me apart I will not return here, that die is cast But I’ll run to the present and love it as much as I treasure the past I will run with a stranger and I will walk with a friend I will dance til I stumble and I’ll get up again I will not run for shelter when the path is unknown For I am surrounded by friends and companions, I am not alone I want to love the night, I want to seize the day I want to run the race, don't want to dream my live away This is my choice I want to leap into this brand new day To taste and to turn, to love and to learn what I could not know yesterday No turning back, yesterday’s gone I’ll relish this day, I’ll treasure this dawn What a romance taking the chance of life I stand at the ocean, I look back at the land Prayer Lord of Sunrises and New Days Thank you for the beauty of a sunrise on a new day. Give us courage to treasure each day as we walk into new adventures you have prepared for us. Amen
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