Finding Joy

Each day is definitely a new day but are we really valuing God's grace and making the best of it?  If we're not trying to make today better than yesterday than we're not doing what we're suppose to do.  What I mean is do we take life for granted?  Do we awaken in the morning and say Lord "Thank you"? Do we look at our neighbor and see the goodness and not so much the badness?  Do we really appreciate our Lord for giving us another chance?  All of this is what is so important in life.  If we're not focused on serving the Lord and treating people the way we want to be treated, it doesn't matter what we have or what we can do -  if we're not asking ourselves those questions, we're not headed in the right direction and we're losing the connection to the vine.  Let's wake up and do what's best so we can help ourselves, help others and most importantly, get closer to God and have peace on our journey. Also to grow and have joy in our hearts.  Amen