Morning Prayer

CLARA E. HIGGINS

After declaring that God alone made him dwell in safety through the night, the Psalmist was ready to give voice to his thanksgiving in the morning. In the fifth psalm we read, "My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up."

Many times in the morning, when the sun's first rays tip the clouds with silver and rose, all nature seems to be singing a hymn of thanksgiving and praise. The birds call to one another and carol their sweetest songs; the trees gently stir in the morning breeze. In the increasing light the flowers take on more beauty. The dew on the grass sparkles with all the colors of the rainbow, and each and every thing speaks of Love and protection.

What a wonderful duty and privilege, at the dawn of a material day, to give voice to our thanksgiving for protection and safety through the night; but how much more, at each dawning of our spiritual day, when we begin to see the light of omnipotent Love breaking through the dark clouds of fear, doubt, and despair, should we give thanks to God!

On page 591 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mrs. Eddy defines "morning" as "light; symbol of Truth; revelation and progress." As the sun, symbol of the governing divine Principle, dawns on our sight at the beginning of a material day, so should the light of Truth dawn gloriously on our consciousness. And when we begin to realize this wonderful light of Truth, our hearts turn to God in prayer of gratitude and praise.

Thus we can look up and away from the dark mist of materiality, with its seeming woes and disappointments, into the truth that we, as God's dear children, are now living in the sunlight of joy and peace, abiding under the protection of the Almighty. We can now realize that God's children are perfect and immortal, and that mortal so-called sense belongs only to "chaos and old night." We can then pray with sweet assurance (Science and Health, p. 16): "Thy kingdom come. Thy kingdom is come; Thou art ever-present," and begin to enter into that city which hath no need of the sun, for the Lord giveth it light, and the day, "the irradiance of Life" (ibid., p. 584), is at hand!

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