Tomorrow Is Fresh With No Mistakes In It…

No matter how you voted in the last presidential election, yesterday was an historical moment and should be celebrated. America has a new President, and a new Democratic administration has stepped in on a platform of optimism and hope. This is a fresh start, a new beginning, a pristine opportunity.

Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it.

I always liked that line from Lucy Maud Montgomery's pen in Anne of Green Gables. It is a good reminder that each day starts anew as a breath of fresh air.

Hope and optimism are fuel for the human spirit. It's contagious, infectious, enthralling, and right now it is spreading like wildfire. I hear it at work amongst my co-workers. I catch a glimpse of it in a cashier's eye at Meijer. I feel it surrounding my friends as we converse in person or online. It's there, right there in front of you, if you open your eyes to view it.

Yesterday ushered in a change. A new man has stepped in as the leader of the free world. So many are looking toward this new President and his administration to deliver them from their financial burdens. The economic crisis in this country is burdening so many who have lost their jobs and homes. Still others are seeking changes in our health care system. The rising swell of health costs each year is staggering and preventing many from getting proper medical treatment. Some are eagerly anticipating their loved ones who are serving overseas to quickly be returned to them. So many have faith in the winds of change

On the flip side, there are some that are tempted to downplay the significance of yesterday's inauguration. There are the nay-sayers who have already started commenting on how futile and naive the aspirations of the new administration are. The critics are already bubbling over with anticipation waiting for the mistakes, the goofs, the corruption to start piling up. They have faith in failure.

But my faith isn't in a man, a change in administration or policy. My hope doesn't rest in the hands of critics or the doomsday crowd. My trust, my hope, my faith, my optimism rests in GOD, in my LORD and SAVIOR, and today I'm allowing that ULTIMATE HOPE to infuse me as we move forward as a nation. I'm embracing the HOPE.

GO LIGHT YOUR WORLD
by Chris Rice

There is a candle in every soul
Some brightly burning, some dark and cold
There is a Spirit who brings fire
Ignites a candle and makes His home

Carry your candle, run to the darkness
Seek out the hopeless, confused and torn
Hold out your candle for all to see it
Take your candle, and go light your world
Take your candle, and go light your world

Frustrated brother, see how he's tried to
Light his own candle some other way
See now your sister, she's been robbed and lied to
Still holds a candle without a flame

Carry your candle, run to the darkness
Seek out the lonely, the tired and worn
Hold out your candle for all to see it
Take your candle, and go light your world
Take your candle, and go light your world

We are a family whose hearts are blazing
So let's raise our candles and light up the sky
Praying to our Father, in the name of Jesus
Make us a beacon in darkest times

Carry your candle, run to the darkness
Seek out the helpless, deceived and poor
Hold out your candle for all to see it
Take your candle, and go light your world

Carry your candle, run to the darkness
Seek out the hopeless, confused and torn
Hold out your candle for all to see it
Take your candle, and go light your world
Take your candle, and go light your world