I gratefully thank You, O living and eternal Sovereign, for You have returned my soul within me with compassion – abundant is Your faithfulness!
-traditionally recited upon awaking in the morning.
As we rush and run through the week, there can seem to be no time! Get up, get dressed, run to work, grab a coffee – ALL IN 10 MINUTES OR YOU’LL BE LATE!!! Even the first few, still moments of the day can become nervous, hurried and rushed. This prayer, called Modeh Ani in Hebrew, has been the first words on the lips of Jews every morning for generations. It is a way to not only build in a moment of tranquility and divine connection to your morning, it is also a technique to begin your day, every day, in gratitude. As we sleep, we are vulnerable. Yet each night, our heart continues to beat, our cells continue to regenerate, and our mind refreshes. And we awake, having received back our consciousness, finding – if we’re lucky – all our parts and functions intact. What a mundane miracle – yet a miracle nonetheless.
How can you build a moment of gratitude into your day?
What are you grateful for today?
How to you take time to connect to God during your day?
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