Beginning the Day With God

A 7-day plan for starting your mornings in the Word — a gentle rhythm of meeting God before the day begins.

Part of Prayer

1. Day 1 / 7

   My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

   Before the emails and the to-do list, look up. Aiming your first thought at God reorders everything that follows.

2. Day 2 / 7

   It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

   Whatever yesterday held, His mercy has been restocked overnight. You wake to a fresh supply, new this very morning.

3. Day 3 / 7

   Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

   Let the first thing you hear be that God loves you. Start secure in His lovingkindness, and the day's demands lose their power to define you.

4. Day 4 / 7

   O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

   Ask to be filled early — satisfied with God's mercy before the day tries to fill you with everything else. A few minutes with Him colours all the hours after.

5. Day 5 / 7

   And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

   If the Son of God made time to meet the Father in the morning, the pattern is worth ours. It needn't be long — just genuine and set apart.

6. Day 6 / 7

   To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night.

   A fitting rhythm for the whole day: His lovingkindness greets you in the morning, His faithfulness carries you through the night.

7. Day 7 / 7

   This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

   However ordinary or daunting, today is a day the LORD made — a gift to receive with gladness. Begin it with Him, and carry His steadiness into the hours ahead.