It is in the earliest hour of the new day that I can sense a greater degree of God. I suppose it is because of the quiet of the hour, when all else in the household sleep. I am not distracted and wake up with gratitude for the new day. I begin to ponder within me about Him and how He can be there for all. Then, I begin to talk to Him; about my frame of mind and its thoughts, about my physical weaknesses, my personal needs, my doubts, my yearnings and my will.
The Psalmist wrote, “Hear me as I pray, O Lord. Be merciful and answer me!“ Psalm 27:7 I read this and can catch the yearning and urgency of his request. I can only imagine that he waits as I do when I cry out with expectancy. The moment comes as I converse with the Lord, when I know deeply within that He hears me and more than that, He is listening.
When I reach this point in the conversation I begin to listen as the Psalmist did, “My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’” Psalm 27:8 I can only express to Him at this juncture that I am open to Him. I ask Him to talk to me, and I listen. This is the moment I wait for and I am blessed. I am now prepared to meet the new day!
ritasalomon 