A practice for every morning...
Morning Grace.
If at all possible,
do not rush
into the day.
From the moment
you awake
its busyness
will want to draw you
into its complicated chaos.
Instead; pause,
and then
step gently into
the grace of
the morning.
Whether you wake alone,
or with others
who need your
attention,
it is always possible
to begin
in gratitude
from the silent sanctuary
of your breath;
to pray the day
into being,
just as the sun
rises slowly,
so can you.
Do what you need
to do
with awareness,
with kindness.
Pray.
Yawn.
Stretch.
Wash.
Dress.
Eat.
Drink.
But,
be aware
of the
praying,
yawning,
stretching,
washing,
dressing,
eating,
drinking.
Look at the sky.
Notice the weather,
not as good
or bad,
but as simply,
weather.
The sun always
shines
above the clouds
anyway.
The Kingdom of God
is always within
anyway.
Be present to the
Kingdom within.
Be the presence
of the Kingdom without.
Smile.
Sing.
Dance.
(Or don't.)
The only thing
you have to do
is breathe,
and you are
already
succeeding
at that.
Greet your
breath
as your prayer,
then you will pray
always.
If yesterday is present
in your mind;
notice,
ask what it wants
to teach you
and then
return to your
breath.
If tomorrow
pulls you onwards;
notice,
tell it you will
meet it
when it arrives,
and then
return
to your
breath.
Today
is the place
you stand,
and the only
place
it is truly
possible
to be,
anyway.
So be here,
now,
choosing
to be here,
now.
Touch the earth
with joy,
Look at every being
with love.
Smell the coffee.
Smell the roses.
Smell the sweat
of work,
all will remind you
you are
alive,
you are
here
for another day.
If at all possible,
do not rush
into the day.
Instead,
let the
grace
of the
morning
in.
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