What We Can't Afford

 

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

(Spending time with Jesus

   first thing in the morning

--finding and making time--

radically changes

   the trajectory of our day,

      far more than we know.

A recalibrated heart changes

   what we see,

   what we feel,

   what we pursue,

and how we respond to God,

to others and to circumstances.

Not just having a better attitude,

   but having the strength

  to take a higher road

              through it.

We can't afford

            not to pray.)

O LORD,

Wake us early

with a desire to meet with You.

Soften our hearts

   and change our minds

that we would walk

      differently into this day.

Help us to not just be

      aware of You,

but mindful of You

   in whatever we do,

   in every divine appointment,

   and every sacred encounter.

Enter in.

Infiltrate our hearts

        with Your Spirit.

May others see the

      difference in us.

May we see it even more.