STEP ONE: BREATHE

Take a deep, cleansing breath. Allow the air to fill your lungs and expand your body. Exhale and empty yourself into the room. Repeat three times - once for the one who Created you, once for the Incarnate One who walks beside you, and once for the Spirit whose life fills your being.

STEP TWO: DWELL IN WORD

The Parable of the Coffee Mug:

The Kingdom of God can be compared to a mug of morning coffee that you can hold in your hand while you sit on your deck. With a slight refreshing chill in the air, your hands welcome the warmth that radiates from the ceramic container. The aroma opens your senses. A sip of the steaming hot fluid awakens your body as a new day unfolds before you.

A Question to Ponder:

What rituals help you to center, focus, and greet each new day as a gift from God?

STEP THREE: PRAY

Gracious God,

awaken my senses. At the start of this day, open within me a space for your creative spirit. Fill me with your love so that I might be a vessel to carry your compassion, hospitality, kindness, and grace to others. Refresh me anew for work in your Kingdom in which I will live, work, travel, and play today.

Through Christ, Amen.