Peace is Always New

I’m joining in with 5 Minute Friday at The Gypsy Mama. Today’s prompt is new.

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I sit in the morning. The day is new, but already I feel yesterday’s lingering to do list chasing after me. With a full force leap, it jumps on my back clinging tight for the ride. I shift under its weight.

I look at the clock and my heart clenches at the time. One, two–wait, no not even two hours until I corral these kids in the car and across the river to meet with friends. Snacks and diaper bags need packing. It all catches up with me and I feel defeated by ‘to do’ before the day even starts.

And yet, I know it doesn’t need to be this way. The race that makes my heart all jittery and puts me on edge. I don’t need to live like that.

There is a King who takes my worries and ‘to do’ list, straps them on his back and says, “Come on, I’ve got this.” He sets the pace and my heart  finds peace. He walks in glory and I follow. There in His shadow the looming weight of all that has to get done dissipates in His presence.

This morning that I wrecked with worry and perfection He’s set new, like the sun on its daily rotation coming out, “like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and like a strong man, runs this course with joy” (Ps. 19:5).

He looks back, pulling my bag of burdens a little higher on his shoulder, and smiles. He invites me into his joy, a place where peace is always new.