It takes a hot shower to wake me up. After that I can function. If I don't take a shower, it takes about 2 hours for me to start doing something productive.
Because I wake up like I've been in a coma for 10 years, saying a morning prayer is pointless. It really is. I've tried and it just doesn't happen. They go a little something like this:
"Heavenly Father, I thank thee for...doze off for a bit...wake up...Heavenly Father, I thank thee for...doze off a bit more...wake up...where was I?...doze off...wake up...in Jesus' name, Amen."
Does that sound like a sincere prayer to you? That's what I thought.
I don't recall ever saying a morning prayer last year and I wanted that to change. I've been really lacking in the spiritual department so I made several goals to turn that around this year - including saying my morning prayers.
So I came up with a plan and made this:
I placed it right next to the front door and that's where I say my morning prayers now.
No, I'm not kneeling at my bedside a second after I've woken up, but I am alert and ready to start the day and I can say a prayer that is sincere and that my Creator can understand.
No matter how much of a rush I'm in to get out the door, I see this sign and remember it only takes a minutes to give thanks and to ask for blessings I desperately need.
Now, every morning before I head out the door for work I say my morning prayer.
And it feels good.
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