A Morning Prayer
Morning prayers are among the oldest in Christian tradition. Psalm 5:3 says "In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly." Before the day fills with demands, this prayer offers it back.
Prayer
Lord of this new morning,
Before the day makes its demands, I bring it to you.
I don't know what these hours hold. I know you do.
Guide my steps — in the conversations I'll have, the work in front of me, the people I'll encounter, the moments I won't see coming.
Make me present to the people around me. Make me slow to speak and quick to listen. Make me generous when generosity costs something.
Where I am anxious about today — I release it to you now. Where I am hopeful — I thank you for it.
May everything I do today be done as for you — not for approval, not for achievement, but because you are worth it.
This day is yours. I am yours.
Amen.
Drawn from Psalm 5:3, Colossians 3:23, and James 1:19. A morning prayer works best when it's specific — naming the day's actual tasks and relationships, not just generalities.
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Scripture behind this prayer
Psalms 5:3
"Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly."
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you.
Lamentations 3:23
"They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness."
Great is your faithfulness — your mercies are new every morning.
Mark 1:35
"Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there."
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and prayed.
Colossians 3:23
"And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,"
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord.
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