Starting the day with prayer



It's easy to stumble our way through our morning routines and forget the most important thing we should be doing: prayer. God gives us every breath, every moment, every day, and we ought to start every day with this in mind. Start your day with thanksgiving to the One who made it. A prayer to start your day in the right mindset:

Dear God and heavenly Father,

Thank You for Your mercies new every day, and for this new morning. For the sun that brings light to wake me, and the breath in my lungs, You have given.

Thank You for giving me another day to grow, to love, and to praise Your Holy Name. I see Your mercy, even in the small things, Lord.

Grant me strength for what I cannot see, and for the challenges I may face this day. Fill me with Your Spirit that I may have patience for others and wisdom in making decisions.

Remind me once again that Your power is made perfect in weakness, so that when I feel weak, I find my strength in You. 

In Your love, please guide my steps, guard my tongue, and grant me self-control in my reactions. Please purify my heart and keep me far from sin and temptation. Help me to seek Your will in all things. 

Gracious Father, I surrender myself and this day to You, before it even begins. I know that all things are in Your hands; my worries and fears, my hopes and my plans. May everything I do be to Your glory and honor. By Your grace in Christ Jesus, forgive me where I fall short of Your will and expectations. Not because I am worthy, but through the precious blood of Your Son, Jesus Christ,

AMEN

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