A Lovely Way to Begin a New Day!

Early morning I hear the alarm clock ring,

Into a brand new day me You then bring.

The first thing after that I generally do

Is to take Your name and to greet You.

I continue thereafter to lie in my bed

While I chat with You, all in my head.

There’re some standard things that I then say,

Such as requesting You to please bless our day.

For all that You’ve given us, thanks I express,

And ask You to handle a challenge or duress.

That You'll keep us in Your protection I also pray,

And ask that You'll guide us all through the way.

I pray that You’ll bless the work You’ll make us do

(Even how we’ll this day use our smartphones, too!).

With Your love I request You our hearts to fill,

And to make us be all day just as is Your will.

 I ask also for forgiveness for wrongs we have done

(All this I do not very somberly, but in childlike fun!).

After a few more things I’ve asked and said,

I slowly get up from the comfort of my bed,

And a short while later, I’m fresh and done.

This, briefly put, is how my day I’ve begun.

Now, tell me please, isn’t this a lovely way

To wake up to and begin every new day?