Today's Morning Prayer

Lord, for all you are and do, I praise and worship you.

Alive in your presence this morning, my God

I wake with the sweet morning dew.

Please make me aware of your spirit and love, 

so this day I’ll draw closer to you.

In my life I have followed a wandering road.

 running where fickle winds blew. 

But today, Father,

show me the path I must take  

to walk ever closer to you.

Many days in this life have been stained with the ink  

of evil and darkness and sin.

But those stains 

you have softened with peace from your heart,

and I'm blessed to feel peace once again, 

to be held in your arms once again.

Lord, I find that 

broken hearts and great pain in the people you love,

may demand that I feel their pain too,

and to reach high above my everyday strength 

to show them a love sent from you.

As the road brings me near to the end of the journey,

let me walk that path slowly with you.

Help me take smaller steps and open my eyes.

Help me listen more than I tend to do.

Let me know as I weaken in body or mind

the ways I can still reflect you.

May I show them the path next to you

is where safety and beauty shine through.

Love, Diane