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"Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring." (Hosea 6:3 NLT) I've always been a morning person. Getting up with the sunrise and enjoying a cup of coffee in a few minutes of quiet time rejuvenates my soul. There's something spectacular about the new day and the hope it represents for each of us. For someone like me who's struggled with worry most of her adult life, morning time offers a welcome fresh start. My years as a mom, pastor's wife, and school teacher have given me plenty of fuel for worry. I would go to bed at night agonizing over the day's events. Situations beyond my control, things I wish I had handled differently, you name it. But the one thing that often helped me relax and drift into slumber was the promise that the sun would rise again, and with that sunrise came a chance for a do-over— a refreshing truth that brought comfort to this chronic worrier. God's Word has a lot to say about mornings. We turn to these familiar but powerful verses when we need a reminder of the hope we have through Jesus and how that relates to our daily lives. When I want to leave yesterday's worries in the past and find a fresh start, Lamentations 3:22-23 reminds me of God's new mercies. | 
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