From the director

When You Have the Priceless Gift of a New Day

This is the day that God has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24)

There’s a little thin book by Og Mandino called The Greatest Salesman in the World. In this great little, inspiring book, Mandino writes,

“I will live this day as if it is my last. This day is all I have and these hours are now my eternity.

“I greet this sunrise with cries of joy as a prisoner who is reprieved from death. I lift mine arms with thanks for this priceless gift of a new day. So too, I will beat upon my heart with gratitude as I consider all who greeted yesterday’s sunrise, who are no longer with the living today. I am, indeed, a fortunate person and today’s hours are but a bonus, undeserved. Why have I been allowed to live this extra day when others far better than I have departed? Is it that they have accomplished their purpose while mine is yet to be achieved? Is this another opportunity for me to become the person I know I can be?  Is there a purpose in nature? Is this my day to excel?

“I will live this day as if it is my last and if it is not, I shall fall to my knees and give thanks.”

— Og Mandino, The Greatest Salesman in the World, New York: Bantam Books, 1968, pages 74-77

This is the way to approach life, falling to our knees and giving thanks to God for each and every day!