Alright, I have a confession to make: I am not a morning person. I need God’s grace – and a whole lot of it – to get me up and out of bed. I’m not one of those people who needs a coffee in the morning, but let’s be honest, I do function better after I’ve slugged a little caffeine.
I sometimes wonder what waking up in the morning feels like for my baby. Maybe Baby needs a little pick-me-up as well, but I can’t very well be giving a shot of coffee… yet.
While I do look forward to the days when we’ll go grab a coffee together, I know they are still quite a way off. Until that day comes, we like to use this morning offering to jump-start our sleepy muscles, to remind us that God created us as immortal souls with mortal bodies, and to offer Him ourselves for the day!
I created “actions” to go along with the prayer. Not only does it revitalise the body, but it also acts as a memory aid! They go like this:
- First we wave our hands and wiggle our fingers.
- Then we tap our toes.
- We put our finger tips to our lips.
- Then, on our eyelids and off so we can open our eyes.
- After this, we put our hands on our heads.
- We run our hands up from our bellies into the air, as if we were following the path of our breath on an exhale.
- We hold a hand over our heart and make a “heartbeat” five times to mark important words/phrases (in bold below).
- And lastly we launch into a whole body wriggle!
The prayer goes like this:
Lord Jesus, I give you my hands to do your work,
I give you my feet to go your way,
I give you my tongue to speak your words,
I give you my eyes to see as you do,
I give you my mind that you may think in me,
I give you my spirit that you may pray in me,
Above all, I give you my heart that you may love in me, your Father, and all mankind.
I give you my whole self that you may grow in me, so that it is you, Lord Jesus, who live and work and pray in me.
Amen.
What do you do to help you wake up? Are there any fun parts of your morning routine you can share with us? Hope to get some good discussion going in the comments!
Until next time, let’s pray for each other. And remember, we can do Mom things through Christ who strengthens us!
Mom Things Through Christ 