Psalm 59:16 But I will sing of Your strength; I will sing aloud of Your steadfast love in the morning. For You have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.

Praying is our faithful action believing that God is listening. We pray because we know that God is present and willing to be heard. How do we find this out? From Jesus. He faithfully and daily spends time with His Father, seeking His will for the day. Jesus tells us that He only does what the Father is doing. His Father wants only that ongoing relationship with us that acknowledges that He knows exactly what we need to be with Him and His creation. Jesus is content not to make things up for His daily life. He knows that whatever His Father thinks is best is good enough for Him.

Making use of a prayer like Luther's Morning Prayer, we have the opportunity to acknowledge God's presence in the past, day and night. Because of that Faithful experience with Him, we boldly ask Him to lead us through the day to come. We humbly, and yet with childlike expectation, look forward to what He has in store for us. We ask for His protection, look forward to what He has in store for us. We ask For His protection from the evil one, who would see us distracted from the Lord and His blessings for us.

We can do all of this kind of praying because God is really present with us. Through the Holy Spirit's power, we speak with God in complete confidence that He loves us so much that nothing - not even our sins, the devil's power, and death - can defeat what He has in store for the day. Bring it on, Lord!!!
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