New Day

Lord of this sun which I feel pouring in upon me at the L beginning of this new day ...Lord of the tree thatI see swaying just beyond the window of this house... Lord of this house in which I live, and of all the years I have spent in it... Lord of the days I am yet to spend here, and of the next house to which I move. .. Lord of the eventual home you have prepared for me. ..

Bless this day I am about to begin. Bless the work I will do in this place so that it will be productive for me and for others. Guide me so that I will use my time wisely. Direct me s6that my energies will be spent most effectively.

Time is so precious; don't let me fritter it away on futile, silly things. Yet don't let me drive myself so hard that I don't enjoy it.

Whatever I do, whether large and seemingly important, or something so small as a phone call or making coffee, let it be vital, joyful, blessed with your presence. Enriched with your assurance that it is meaningful. That, however trivial, it really counts in the total scheme of a life composed of hours and days.

Thank you, God, for the marvel and the challenge of this new day.