MORNING OFFERING

Dawn breaks!
I wake from sleep to stillness.

The sun rises slowly, surely, radiantly, majestically,
to the the high crystal clerestory of heaven.

A new day.
A clean slate
A fresh start.
A chance to do better and be better than yesterday.

Father, guide me all this day
To live my life along Your way.

Jesus, love me stay within
To arm my will against all sin.

Holy Spirit, watch above
And teach my heart to know Your love.

God lead me on the path of light
to rest at last in You tonight.

I offer this day to You, Christ Majesty,
King of Creation, Portal of New Beginnings,
Source and inspiration of all Good,
and Lord God of Peace and Life itself.
Help me appreciate this incomparable gift
of one more precious day of life,
and guide me to live it worthily, wisely and well.

In silent reverie I gird myself
to sally forth again into the busy crowded world.
There I will encounter others,
each one a child of God, created in Your Divine Image,
destined for eternal life,
and always deserving of my respect:
Let me take away no person's dignity,
And help me remember to remember all my friends this day.

As I make a fresh start this new day,
strengthen me to cast off all that is negative:
fear, anger, disappointment, evil and insecurity.
Give me purpose and composure, my Lord God!

Please keep me focused, centered, and on track.
Give me strength and sensitivity,
energy and enthusiasm, calm and caution,
respect and concern for every person I encounter.

You are my Guide and only God.
Let me remember Your benevolence throughout this day.
Keep me steady and focused.
Keep me caring and kind.

Guardian Angel,
hold me attentive to the things that matter,
the people in need, the good needs which need doing,
and the goal of mystical union for all eternity
with our Heavenly Father and Lord God almighty.

All this I pray in the name of Jesus Christ.

Amen.

(c) 2011 Donn B. Murphy

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