With Every Rising of the Sun

With every rising of the sun
Think of your life as just begun.

The past has shrived and buried deep
All yesterdays - there let them sleep...

Concern yourself with but today,
Woo it and teach it to obey,

Your wish and will. Since time began
Today has been the friend of man...

You and today! a soul sublime
And the great pregnant hour of time.

With God between to bind the twain -
Go forth I say - attain - attain.

~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Each Day Brings a Chance to do Better

How often we wish for another chance

to make a fresh beginning,

A chance to blot out our mistakes

and change failure into winning -

And it does not take a special time

to make a brand-new start,

t only takes the deep desire

to try with all our heart

To live a little better

and to always be forgiving

And to add a little "sunshine"

to the world in which we're living -

So never give up in despair

and think that you are through,

For there's always a tomorrow

And a chance to start anew.

~ Helen Steiner Rice

Better, Wiser and Happier

Do you wish the world were better?
Let me tell you what to do;
Set a watch upon your actions,
Keep them always straight and true;
Rid your mind of selfish motives;
Let your thoughts be clean and high,
You can make a little Eden
Of the sphere you occupy.

Do you wish the world were wiser?
Well, suppose you make a start,
By accumulating wisdom
In the scrapbook of your heart;
Do not waste one page on folly;
Live to learn, and learn to live.
If you want to give men knowledge
You must get it, ere you give.

Do you wish the world were happy?
Then remember day by day
Just to scatter seeds of kindness
As you pass along the way;
For the pleasures of the many
May be ofttimes traced to one,
As the hand that plants an acorn
Shelters armies from the sun.

~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Life's Adventure

Life is a great adventure,

Each day a new surprise,

So sweep the cobwebs from your heart,

And open up your eyes.

Sorrow flees the sunlight,

So throw the windows wide,

And watch the brightness flooding in,

Warm everything inside.

Life is a great adventure,

For those who would explore,

The road winds upward and the wind

Taps lightly at the door.

And should the day be cloudy,

No reason to complain,

When trees along the avenue,

Are singing in the rain.

Life is a great adventure,

Each day that passes by,

A dazzling panorama

As broad as it is high.

Beyond all comprehension,

The wonder of the spheres,

When one by one the hours make

A ladder of the years.

~ Grace E. Easley

A New Day

The morning's here, another day,
The sun is shining through,
I left my worries all behind;
Today, I start anew.

An orchestra of tuneful birds
Gives messages of cheer,
The dark of night has vanished
And the morning sun is here.

The dew is wet with diamonds
And the world has come alive,
The little stems I planted,
All limp; will now survive.

The morning's come, the air is sweet,
The sun is shining through,
Yesterday has ceased to be -
Today, I start anew.

~ Mildred H. Bell

Daybreak

The morning light is breaking, Lord

Another day is here,

Life's problems must again be met,

With heart and vision clear.

Strength for today I ask, dear Lord,

Strength only for today;

Renew my faith, my hope revive,

Illuminate my skies of gray.

For yesterday is past, dear Lord,

Tomorrow I ne'er may see,

Today alone lies in my grasp

To use or lose for eternity.

Help me to lend a helping hand,

To dry the fallen tears,

To give to all whose life touch mine

Some comfort or good cheer.

Help me to sink my poor weak self

With its longings, hopes and fears,

In service to my fellow-man,

Battling through this vale of tears.

Just for today - day by day

Courage and strength I pray

Garnering the good, forgiving the wrong,

Till I've lived my last today.

~ Samuel F. Smith

Look To This Day

 

Look to this day, For it is life,
The very life of life,
In its brief course lies all
The realities and verities of existence,
The bliss of growth,
The splendor of action,
The glory of power ---

For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision.
But today, well lived,
Makes every yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.

Look well, therefore, to this day.
 

~ Sanskrit Proverb

One Day At A Time

 

One day at a time,

with its failures and fears,
With its hurts and mistakes,

with its weakness and tears,
With its portion of pain

and its burden of care;
One day at a time

we must meet and must bear.

One day at a time

to be patient and strong,
To be calm under trial

and sweet under wrong;
Then its toiling shall pass

and its sorrow shall cease;
It shall darken and die,

and the night shall bring peace.

One day at a time ---

but the day is so long,
And the heart is not brave,

and the soul is not strong,
O Thou pitiful Christ,

be Thou near all the way;
Give courage and patience

and strength for the day.

Not yesterday's load

we are called on to bear,
Nor the morrow's uncertain

and shadowy care;
Why should we look forward

or back with dismay?
Our needs, as our mercies,

are but for the day.

One day at a time,

and the day is His day;
He hath numbered its hours,

though they haste or delay.
His grace is sufficient;

we walk not alone;
As the day, so the strength

that He giveth His own.

 

~ Annie Johnson Flint

Begin Again

 

Every day is a fresh beginning,

Every morn is the world made new,
You who are weary of sorrow and sinning,
Here is a beautiful hope for you ---
A hope for me and a hope for you.

Every day is a fresh beginning;
Listen, my soul, to the glad refrain,
And, spite of old sorrow and older sinning,
And puzzles forecasted and possible pain,
Take heart with the day, and begin again.
 

~ Susan Coolidge

One Day At A Time

 

Finish every day and be done

with it. You have done what

you could. Some blunders and

absurdities no doubt crept in;
forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day; begin

it well and serenely and with

too high a spirit to be cumbered

with your old nonsense. This

day is all that is good and fair. It

is too dear, with its hopes and

invitations, to waste a moment

on yesterdays.

 

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life's Gift

 Life is a wonderful gift, my friend,
Whatever the age we're living in.
Listen not to those who say
"Oh for the dreams of yesterday."
Never since the world began,
Did time stand still for any man.
The greatest minds have failed to reach
The wisdom that the seasons teach.
There is a harmony in things.
That only growing older brings.
Happiness is learning how
To value what is here and now.
No winter bird, no golden leaf,
Had not the summer been so brief.

 

~ Grace E. Easley

Before The Threshold Of My Day

 

I've much to do today, dear Lord,
But let me kneel a bit
Before the threshold of my day,
That I may enter it
With mind serene and heart made fresh
with fragrant heavenly dew,
That every moment of the day
I'll be reflecting you.
 

~ Alice Hansche Mortenson

Always Remember To Forget

 

Always remember to forget

The troubles that passed away,

But never forget to remember

The blessings that come each day.
 

The Morning Sun

 

The morning sun brings tender joy
With happiness awakes the earth;
The dew kissed flowers it's light employ
Their petals open in new birth.

The birds awake and all mankind
Rejoices with songs they sing.
God's creatures open heart and mind
To Him their praises bring.

Should not we, too, give thanks anew
Greet joyfully each new born sun;
Wash old sins clean with morning dew
Give Praise to Him, The Holy One.

 

~ Paul Thompson

There's Always Something Left

 

When the world has crashed about your feet,
And the skies are sombre grey,
When you feel that life is over
And there's nothing left to say,
Turn your eyes toward the Master
He will always see you through,
He will open up new vistas,
That He's keeping --- just for you.
When your soul is most despondent
And of all you are bereft
That's the time to trust the Master,
For there's always something left.
 

~ Mary Lavinia Silvia

A Brand New Day

 

 There's a brand new day before me,
And a chance to start anew,
And shiny hours waiting,
With much for me to do.

There's a blue sky up above me,
And sunlight through the trees,
Nobody should grow weary,
With gifts as great as these.
There's a brand new day before me,
And I treasure every minute,
My eager arms reach out to hold
Each quiet joy within it.
I feel my steps grow lighter,
And all the worries fade,
As once again God lets me share
This new day He has made.
 

~ Grace E. Easley

I'll Not Look Back

 

I’ll not look back, for that is useless effort,

I cannot live one moment of yesterday again,

If I have wasted time and talents given

If I have caused someone I love deep pain

 I cannot change the words or acts by grieving

 But I can make today a shining light,

 Yesterday’s page with all mistakes I’ll turn away from

and find before me a clean one on which to write.

 I’ll pray for strength to make today’s page spotless

that tomorrow I’ll have no regret,

 and may God grant that in all my tomorrows

 My talents will be used for good not one misspent.



~ Lea Helms (Davis)

Dear God

 

Dear God,

The little plans

I tried to carry through

Have failed.

I will not sorrow.

I'll pause a little while,

Dear God,

And try, again, tomorrow.

 

~ John Fico