{"id":1007,"date":"2010-04-09T05:50:58","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T05:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2010\/04\/fresh-morning-a-prayer-to-start-the-day.html"},"modified":"2010-04-09T05:50:58","modified_gmt":"2010-04-09T05:50:58","slug":"fresh-morning-a-prayer-to-start-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2010\/04\/fresh-morning-a-prayer-to-start-the-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Morning: A Prayer to Start the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-left\" height=\"50\" alt=\"sun1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/84\/import\/sun1.jpg\" width=\"50\" \/>I just tried looking for some nice morning prayers, but none of them quite rang my chimes,&nbsp;so I wrote my own:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Holy universe, one source of true divine love, and the guides and angels who love me:<\/p>\n<p>May I&nbsp;begin this day light of heart and full of spirit. <\/p>\n<p>May I stay connected to all that is good in me and all that is good in others. <\/p>\n<p>May I take myself&#8211;especially the darker twists of mind and soul&#8211;with humor, empathy, and compassion. <\/p>\n<p>May I extend this gift to others. <\/p>\n<p>May irritation, annoyance, fear, anger, and doubt be my guides to a deeper understanding and compassion.<\/p>\n<p>May&nbsp;I see with clear vision and&nbsp;feel with an open heart.<\/p>\n<p>May I do one kind thing for another.<\/p>\n<p>May I notice and receive&nbsp;one kind thing another gives or does for me.<\/p>\n<p>May the wind be at my back, may the road rise to meet me, may I align with the true source of grace, light, and love so I may be a channel of that light, filling all of my soul&#8217;s cells, so that each being I encounter is also blessed with this grace.<\/p>\n<p>May I catch the rays of sunshine, the warm breezes, the blooming leaves, the gentle waters, expansive vistas, fresh air, and soaring skies&#8211;even if only in my mind&#8217;s eye. May I absorb nature&#8217;s beauty and bounty no matter where I am. <\/p>\n<p>May I remember that I am loved, that we all are loved, and that a&nbsp;love of the infinite, fragrant, and eternally unconditional variety is available every moment, with every breath, to us all.<\/p>\n<p>Amen.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p>thank you, <\/p>\n<p>thank you.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/fresh-morning\/\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#023d89\" size=\"3\"><strong>Need more morning inspiration?&nbsp; Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!<\/strong><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just tried looking for some nice morning prayers, but none of them quite rang my chimes,&nbsp;so I wrote my own: &nbsp; &nbsp;Holy universe, one source of true divine love, and the guides and angels who love me: May I&nbsp;begin this day light of heart and full of spirit. 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