Thank you for this day — for the grace that greeted us before we even opened our eyes, unearned and quietly given.
Lord, we come to you this morning not with our achievements in hand, but with open and empty palms.
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Morning Prayer
Lord, we come to you this morning not with our achievements in hand, but with open and empty palms. Thank you for this day — for the grace that greeted us before we even opened our eyes, unearned and quietly given. We did not deserve the night’s rest, nor the light that has returned. We receive it all as gift.
As we step into this day, soften what is hard in us. Where pride has quietly taken root — in the way we speak, the way we compare, the way we assume we know better — loosen its grip. We want to walk today as people who are fully aware of how much we need you. Let that awareness not shame us, but free us.
A Word of Reflection
Humility is not thinking less of yourself — it is thinking of yourself less. It creates space for God to move, for others to be seen, and for grace to do what striving never can. The morning is the right time to remember this, before the day has a chance to convince us otherwise. As James reminds us, “God opposes the proud but shows grace to the humble” (James 4:6). That grace is not a reward for performing humility — it flows naturally toward those who have stopped insisting on their own way. Begin today with open hands, and see what fills them.
