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Brand New Day

It's a brand new day.  Aren't you glad that we get new days?  Like literally!  And figuratively!  In Lamentations it says that his compassions and mercies are new every morning!  Yippee!! 
I picked this song for two reasons. 
1)  I needed the reminder today that it's a brand new day.  Like I've said before, poor Mondays.  They get such a bad rap.  It's unfortunate that I happened to wake up today, on a Monday, out of sorts.  It's not Monday's fault but it sure would be easy to blame Monday!  :)  The only part of today's song that applies to this reason is, "I can hear you say it's a brand new day."  Actually considering how my day is going I really need that message tomorrow as well in hopes tomorrow doesn't repeat today!  Ha! 
2)  I'm still emerging from my "losing streak" that hit me so hard I haven't been able to speak from the past couple of years.  And I have often needed the reminder from God that it's a brand new day and his compassions and mercies are fresh for me every morning.  Yet in the dark days I always had the light of God within me bringing assurance, glimmers of hope, etc.  And in all the dark he showed me who I am, I mean who I really and truly am in his sight.  And each day that I live as he sees me is a brand new day indeed! 

Brand New Day

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