Morning Glory

"In the morning, oh Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation." Psalm 5:3

Some people seem to be born "morning people", while others are not. I'm in the "not" group. So even though I kept meaning to walk over and take a photo of the morning glory vines nearby, it was lunchtime before I got there.

I had seen them earlier, from the car, and they were in full color array. Vibrant periwinkle blue, on bright green leaves, stretched from the planter box downstairs all the way up to the second story.

In the heat of mid-day, the vines were still there, but the flowers had closed. The glory of these lovely flowers was reserved for the morning.

The book of Psalms has always been a source of inspiration and comfort to me. Something in my spirit and soul begins to calm down and become serene when I read the words David, penned so long ago.

I thought about what the bible says in the psalms about praying in the morning. Of course you can pray anytime, which is a good thing to do. But there is something about praying in the morning, even before getting out of bed, that is special.

This timeless confession, by David, the "man after God's own heart" (Acts 13:22, 1 Samuel 13:14), is good for me to heed, each and every morning: "In the morning, oh Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation."

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Contributed by Sally I. Kennedy: boca7565@bellsouth.net Sally is the author of "52 Little Parables from Ireland" Creation House Press.