Is That You Lord?
Devotions in Psalms Paula Day Johns Psalm 1 1/6/2011 10:29:21 AM Getting up at 5:00 am to pray is not an easy thing. I’m not saying it is difficult to get up, I am saying that it is difficult to get up and pray. I often find myself jumping out of bed when a thought hits me that this needs to be done or that needs to be finished. I go into the kitchen and put the dishes that have been rinsed in the sink into the dishwasher, or I go to the computer and read emails and answer them, or I simply go to the mailbox get the daily paper and read. I relish that. I suppose because when I wake up and my mind begins to focus on the things that need to be done, I know that I can’t sleep anyway and that I may as well get it done. But getting up to pray is another issue entirely. Usually when I wake, I tune my antenna into the spiritual side and see if there is anything coming in on the channel. I will lie in the bed and reflect and discuss with my self and God silently the things that se