New Song - by Meryl McKean

    I awoke early this morning, it still felt like night. The early dawn rays were just beginning to penetrate the curtains, I lay there for a while hoping sleep would return. I didn’t want to look at the time and be brought into the reality of just how early I had woken. As I lay there in the stillness, I heard the first bird offer it’s clear sweet song to the world as the dawn chorus began. Like the sound of a solo instrument at the beginning of an orchestral piece, this bird burst forth in the silence. It was as if it was announcing the new day. Even if I would rather not be conscious at this point, here was a new day, a day to be filled with life, as yet uncharted and full of possibilities, a new song for a new day.

The bible speaks of new songs in a number of places – Psalm 144 v 9 says – ‘I will sing you a new song.’ The psalmist speaking of his intent of singing a fresh expression of worship to God.
There is something very hopeful about the dawn of a new day, something new and as yet unspoilt, like clean sheets when you change the beds, with their wonderful smell of fresh linen and the promise of comfort and luxury that they bring. Or think about about a clean sheet of paper. As writers there can be a thrill in seeing that clean unmarked page, whether it be a physical page or a digital one, it is ready and waiting to be written on. Full of potential for words to come together and sing. Words offered to the world like a new song. With the power to add blessing or maybe challenge to someone else’s day. To have an effect on the world around us.

Maybe that you think of yesterday with a sense of regret for all the things written or unwritten. Our pages of yesterday are never wasted; God uses them all to inform and affect the fresh pages of each day.

So even if you like me are starting the day earlier than desired or maybe you are struggling to start it at all. Remember each day is a gift, a day of possibilities. What will today’s page hold? Enjoy that clean sheet today. 

Bio

Meryl McKean loves writing devotionals and poems and has had a few articles published over the years, as well as using her writing in her work. She wants her writing to be a tool which helps others draw closer to God. She is married to Andy and lives in Bedford where she loves exploring the countryside with her camera in hand. Her day job as a member of her church staff leadership team is full of challenges and opportunities.