As Morning Breaks

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As Morning Breaks, morning, strength, The Sophia Center for Spirituality

I woke up this morning during the first part of the 5:00 hour (which means I was still too asleep to remember exactly what time it was). The sun was already doing its job of drying the grass which is growing at quite a rapid pace and in my head was a sweet morning song – a psalm setting so gentle it lulled me back to sleep for a bit…As morning breaks, I look to you. I look to you, O Lord, to be my strength this day…as morning breaks…as morning breaks.” Just the refrain, offering everything up to God’s strength for whatever is needed every moment of this day. Just enough to take me through until tomorrow. I’m still singing…

Blessed be!

As Morning Breaks

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As Morning Breaks, Bishop Thomas Costello, Michael Joncas, morning silence, prayer, strength, The Sophia Center for Spirituality, willingness

Last week I attended the funeral Mass of our beloved Bishop Thomas Costello in Syracuse, NY. He was one week shy of his 90th birthday. I don’t know when he had planned the ritual for that event but it spoke beautifully of his life and faith. Since then I have awakened most days with the words and simple, lovely tune of the Michael Joncas song, As Morning Breaks, playing in my head. It was beautifully rendered in the crowded cathedral on that day and continues to be a prayer of willingness in my morning silence.

As morning breaks, I look to You. I look to You, O Lord, to be my strength this day. As morning breaks, as morning breaks…