Morning prayer

***Morning prayer*** Comforting God, my breath for this day is yours. My life for this day is yours. All that I have and all that I am I offer to you. You draw me near you and I am comforted and strengthened. Gracious God, these days are challenged by instant gratification and temporary answers. These seductions grip us. I call to you to save our spirits from webs of self-indulgence as well as self-deprivation and remit them to your ready hand of care. As the dawn of this hour wakes some to loss and others to hopefulness, give us confidence to trust you. Remind us that we never walk alone.