A Norvell Note for May 9, 2022
Vol. 26 No. 19
In the Morning
Listen to my words, Lord,
consider my lament.
Hear my cry for help,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait expectantly. (Psalm 5:1-3)
In the morning, I usually feel strong. It may take a coffee or two to get me going, but I feel strong and ready for the day.
In the morning, optimism does not come easily, but I can usually face the day with more hope after a few moments of quiet meditation, confession, prayer, writing in my journal, and spending time in the Word.
In the morning, I pray that I will be a better man than yesterday. I lament the actions, the words, and the failures of the previous day. I lament the things that did not go the way I wanted.
In the morning, I ask (sometimes cry) for God to help me be that better man and do good things during the day.
In the morning, I am confident that He hears my voice, and I find comfort knowing that He listens and hears my voice.
In the morning I lay out my requests before Him. Somedays, my list is short. Somedays, my list is long. Yet, I find comfort in knowing that He never tires of my asking.
In the morning, I wait expectantly. But, as I said earlier, sometimes optimism and expectancy take a while. And, on some days, I feel that I’m asking too much – expecting too much. And, on some mornings, I don’t wait. Instead, I get impatient and try to force things to go the way I want.
In the mornings, when I ponder that He is listening for me and to me, when I cry out to Him and layout my requests and wait for Him to act, my day goes better. When I rush into the day thinking it’s all up to me, it’s a different story.
In the morning, I lay my requests before You and wait expectantly, wait expectantly, wait, and wonder.
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