Church of the Manger United Church of Christ // One Minute Prayer To Start Your Day

A Day's Birth

I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.  My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.     Psalm 119:147-148

The hope I have in You is the beginning of my possibilities, my dreams, my future.  Today is the beginning of the rest of my calendar of days.  May I openly face all that You have for me.  I wonder who You will place in my path.  Will I find an open door where I least expect it?  Will one step forward today be the start of something great and of Your hand?

I meditate on Your promises, Lord.  They fill my heart and mind throughout the night.  Now let me put my faith in those promises as a new day is born.

Text by Hope Lyda