Today is Your Day

By Brad Henderson

Oh! The Places Youʼll Go! by the incomparable Dr. Seuss

Congratulations!
Today is your day.
Youʼre off to Great Places!
Youʼre off and away!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
Youʼre on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy whoʼll decide where to go.

Today is your day.

I know it might not feel like it, especially since today is Monday, the most disreputable day of the week. After all, thereʼs been a whole weekend for challenges, uncertainties and assorted demons to gather their strength and make their plans for a full-on assault on you today.

But I repeat with Dr. Seuss: today is your day.

Today is a gift, crafted by the hands and breath of the God who calls you by name and loves you beyond your wildest dreams. Today was not crafted for worry, though worries will be around. Today was not made for sorrow, though sorrow will visit. Today was not made for regret, though that, too, will perhaps find its way into your heart. No, today was meant for joy, for the subtle reassurance that you are Godʼs and that while today might have its uncertainties and challenges, it is also gifted with possibility and potential. Just for you.

Whether we can actually choose our emotions is up for debate. Regardless, we can still choose our path, or as Theodore Geisel said, “YOU are the guy whoʼll decide where to go.” And todayʼs path is meant for your joy:

I have said these things to you so that my joy will be in you and your joy will be complete. (John 15:11)