Well Aware

 

And rising very early

           in the morning,

   while it was still dark,

He departed and went out

   to a desolate place,

and there He prayed.

                 Mark 1. 35

(How then would we live

  if we started our days

               in prayer?

Not just one more thing to do,

  but that which governs

      everything in our day.

Acknowledging His Presence

    from the very start of the day

brings His freshness and strength

       that alters our trajectory.

Different choices, a new heart,

   realigned vision,

   and pockets full of grace

     for the expected and unexpected.

Every day -- even the "ordinary"

           is profoundly significant.

Prayer makes us aware.)

O LORD,

We come to You at the start

     of this new day You have made.

Grant to us Your strength, wisdom,

      love and grace,

   not just to get through it,

but to bring You glory in the details.

May our deeds, attitudes,

  and responses reveal

          our love for You.

Help us to pray

    and know You change us

    even in the praying.