This Is Your Day (by Margaret Ann Sander, 1994)
This is your day Lord, be part of my life
Fill it with all your glory and might.
Let your love shine through in all that I do.
This is your day Lord, be part of my life.
Give me your help today, guide me along the way
Show me the tasks to be done.
Give me the strength to be all that you ask of me
Faithful to what you’ve begun.
This is your day Lord, be part of my life
Fill it with all your glory and might.
Let your love shine through in all that I do.
This is your day Lord, be part of my life.
Devotion
Today is my dad’s 95th birthday. Hopefully, I will be fully retired and celebrating life with him. I thought this song that I wrote was very appropriate as I try to follow my dad’s advice. He would always talk about letting the light of Christ shine in us and through us as we reflected God’s love to others. He taught our family to trust in God, to respect all people, to be honest and faithful, and to live with integrity. He modeled out for us what it meant to be humble and appreciate all we have been given. My dad provided us a solid foundation on which to build our homes and our lives with Christ always at the center. Oh, and lest I forget, “Don’t pick at your mosquito bites. It will leave a scar and you’ll never be a Rockette.” I trust my dad, but I think there were other factors that prohibited that outcome.
Prayer
Life giving God, help us celebrate this day and every day the love and life you have given us. Amen.