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Prayer For Facing A New Day

Dear Lord, I confess that sometimes I awaken tired, grumpy, and wor- ried about what lies before me. I turn off the alarm, pull myself out of bed, shuffle to the bathroom, and muddle through my early morning routine with no enthusiasm for the new day.


Prayer For Facing A New Day | David Veerman


Prayer For Facing A New Day | Daily Prayer

Dear Lord, I confess that sometimes I awaken tired, grumpy, and wor- ried about what lies before me.

I turn off the alarm, pull myself out of bed, shuffle to the bathroom, and muddle through my early morning routine with no enthusiasm for the new day.

In fact, despite my schedule and respon- sibilities, I feel like falling back into bed and pulling the covers over me. But the writer of today’s psalm convicts me of that dour attitude as he reminds me that you have made this day.

This means that each day belongs to you. In light of that profound truth, I want to arise every morn- ing with eager anticipation for what you have planned for me.

Certainly not everything I face during the next few hours will be pleasant; some interactions or events may bring pain.

Yet I can “rejoice and be glad” as I encounter whatever the day holds because you have given me these twenty-four hours, with all their adventures and opportu- nities, and because you will be with me in every moment.

This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. PsaLm 118:24

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Dave Veerman is the author of more than sixty books, including Tough Parents of Tough Times, When Your Father Dies, and Letting Them Go, and he was a senior editor of the Life Application Study Bible. He holds a B.A. from Wheaton College and an M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.