Monday, March 10, 2025
“Make Today a Good Day”
If there’s a day people need to excuse nasty behavior, today would be the most likely chosen. The first Monday in Lent is about as exciting as waiting in line at the State Revenue Office. One could randomly pick any other day on the calendar and not have near the dull gloom as one would have today.
If you feel more like Grumpy Dwarf than Snow White, today probably feels like home. Maybe that’s why this Lenten Challenge makes the final cut each year. The author of these devotions would like to be as carefree as a fairy tale princess, but in reality, this author feels more like an off-beat, awkward minor character than a star in the spotlight. Forcing today to be a good day could be difficult for hundreds of reasons, but there are millions more reasons why today should be a good day.
First, anyone who is reading this devotion is alive. Second, everyone reading this has access to some kind of electronic communication, and third, most of us have at least one friend because they sent this article to us. Even if we accidentally stumbled upon this devotion, it wasn’t by accident. In some way, we were directed here.
Why are we here? Maybe because we need a good day. Much too often, we overlook the good things that occur for us, through us, and around us each day. We do make a difference, even if it’s only to the birds we feed on our back porch. Our presence provides life and joy in all kinds of ways, but especially for God. God isn’t through with us yet! In fact, for just about all of us, the best part of this life is still in front of us.
Today is your day because God has offered it to you as a way to bless, comfort, and honor you. Smile today, and make today a good day!
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24, ESV)
