TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY
(This reflection is by Sr. Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D., and appeared as the daily meditation for May 16, 2015 in the daily devotional, LIVING FAITH.)
Today is a special day -- even though it may be an "ordinary" day for most of us. What makes today so special even if it isn't a birthday, anniversary or some other significant event? It is special because, in the entire history of the universe, there has never been another day just like today. In your own lifetime, too, there has never been a day like today either. What's more, there will never be another day exactly like today again. Today is the day to which all your preceding days have been leading up to. And today is the day from which the rest of your life will flow. If you were aware of how precious this day is, you certainly would not waste it, nor would you be able to restrain your joy and gratitude.
The great British writer G. K. Chesterton wrote this poem at the end of an ordinary day: "Here dies another day during which I have had eyes, ears, hands and the great world around me; and with tomorrow begins another. Why am I allowed two?"
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