Thought for the day...

Last night was the first night spent in our new home. This morning I sat outside as the sun was coming up and I was rewarded with a beautiful dawn that broke softly over the east valley and the mountains beyond.

Recitation of the Canticle of Zechariah took special meaning in the half light of daybreak:

In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

What a wonderful place we find ourselves in when we allow the Lord to guide our feet into the way of peace.