A Devotion To Begin a New Day

 

"I met God in the morning"

I met God in the morning
when the day was at its best,
And His Presence came like sunrise,
Like a glory in my breast.

All day long the Presence lingered,
All day long He stayed with me,
And we sailed in perfect calmness
O'er a very troubled sea.

Other ships were blown and battered,
Other ships were sore distressed,
But the winds that seemed to drive them,
Brought to me a peace and rest.

Then I thought of other mornings,
With a keen remorse of mind,
When I too had loosed the moorings,
With the presence left behind.

So, I think I know the secret,
Learned from many a troubled way:
You must seek Him in the morning
If you want Him through the day!
By Bishop Ralph Cushman

"Morning Song"

Give me a song, dear God, in the morning,
Give me a song at the break of the day,
Give me a song lest the hours grow weary,
Give me the lift of a song on the way.

Days are so long and burdens so heavy,
Tired are the faces I see passing by;
They seem so hungry, dear God and so helpless,
O how they need some song from on high!

So, if I covet one gift in the morning,
It is the shine of the heavens in my face,
Banishing gloom for the worn and the weary,
Telling the story of infinite grace.
By Bishop R.S. Cushman


READ

Isaiah 55:1-9  
-"Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, ..."

 

  

Almighty God,  I praise you.  I worship you.  I bow before you.  As I face the new day help me to stay in your presence.  Allow energy to flow through my being.  Let my mind be clear, and bent on the positive.  Help me to walk with my fellows with grace.  Guide my thoughts, and actions I pray.


Pray the Lord's Prayer with mind and mouth.

Savor this moment with thanks!
Devotion by Tom Faggart

 

 
 

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