I Will Awake the Dawn!

Psalm 108 begins:

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and make melody.
Awake, my soul!

Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples,
and I will sing praises to you among the nations.

For your steadfast love is higher than the heavens,
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

What a beautiful way to begin a day!

For many of us, morning time is a time of alarm clocks and tired children and scrambling to get moving. For others of us, it is hard to get out of bed; aching bones and muscles make it difficult to get moving. For others still, despair can be paralyzing.

C.S. Lewis has some powerful thoughts on this. He once wrote, “The moment you wake up each morning, all your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists in shoving it all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other, larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in.”

My prayer for each of you at first morning light, you would pause even for a moment, give thanks for the new day, and open your heart anew to God’s strength and love.

Let us pray: We praise you, O God, for your mercies are new every morning. Grant us hearts that will sing in response. Amen.