In the Morning: Gratitude and Courage
A morning thanksgiving for rest and a new day, asking for guidance, faithful work, courage, patience, and hope.
Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.
FATHER, I thank Thee for Thy mercies which are new every morning. For the gift of sleep; for health and strength; for the vision of another day with its fresh opportunities of work and service; for all these and more than these, I thank Thee. Before looking on the face of men I would look on Thee, who art the health of my countenance and my God. Not without Thy guidance would I go forth to meet the duties and tasks of the day. Strengthen me so that in all my work I may be faithful; amid trials, courageous; in suffering, patient; under disappointment, full of hope in Thee. Grant this for Thy goodness' sake. Amen.