10 Ways to Find Hope During Tough Times

Thank you for waking me up

For three years I attended a large African-American church in our community. I noticed that they pray differently than white people. Almost every time someone prayed, they began, “Lord, thank you for waking me up this morning.” I think African-Americans have a long history of struggle and racism and so they tend to focus on the little things of life. So this morning when I woke up I prayed, “thank you for waking me up this morning.”