Saturday, February 17, 2024

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.

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