The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

Matthew 6:34 Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

There are several songs in popular movie musicals that refer to the hope and promises of tomorrow. Perhaps one of the most popular examples of this is the song “The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow” from the musical Annie.

In the musical, the orphan Annie sings this song after she escapes the orphanage in an attempt to find her parents, after she and the other girls residing in the facility have been harshly punished by the cruel orphanage owner, Miss Hannigan. She sings about how thinking about tomorrow clears away the cobwebs and sorrow and how much she loves tomorrow, as it’s only a day away.

On the other hand, there is a verse like this in the song “(Underneath the) Lovely London Sky” from the movie-musical Mary Poppins Returns. This song is sung by the character Jack, a leery, who is played by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and meant to be a foil to Dick Van Dyke’s character, the beloved chimney sweep Bert, in the 1964 movie Mary Poppins. During the scene in which this song is sung, the day has just begun, and Jack is riding his bike through the streets, lighting the streetlamps and singing about how lucky he feels to be beneath the titular Lovely London Sky, when he reaches one specific verse discussing the promises and hope of tomorrow:

I know, yesterday you had to borrow from your chums. It seems the promise of tomorrow never comes. But since you dreamed the night away. Tomorrow’s here, it’s called today!

So while we may feel stressed with the worries of today and what tomorrow will bring, it is crucial to focus on living in the now, as the promises and hope of tomorrow are always only a day away and will bring something new, and as mentioned in today’s verse, each day has enough troubles of its own, and when the sun sets on one day, those problems will be the problems of yesterday, and we are then allowed to focus on a new day.

Prayer:

God, while it can be overwhelming living in the now with some days filled with more troubles than others. Help us to remember to worry about the day that is in front of us now, as the sun will always come out tomorrow, and the promises of that day will worry about themselves. Please help guide us if we are lost in our worries of each day. Amen.

This devotional was written and read by Grace Jonas.

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