Chrism

A good morning routine is highly praised by all those who promote a successful and healthy lifestyle. Make up your bed, drink green tea, go for a run, have a good breakfast, etc. Yet, the most important part of your morning routine, and the first thing you do when you wake up, should be prayer and thanksgiving. When you start your day thanking God, you are implementing the best of routines, and you surely are greeting a most successful day. A good breakfast is healthy and important, but feeding your soul with the word of God and praise to him for giving you a new day, is more important.

But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ (Matthew 4:4)

When we wake up, we are usually thirsty for water after a nights sleep. But what about are souls? Are they not thirsty when we wake up to be replenished with God and His word?

O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. (Psalm 63:1)

The world can be a dry and thirsty land with all its troubles, and hardships. Our days may be filled with school stress, work stress, problems, tiredness, etc. But if we seek God early, we will be well-replenished and prepared for the day ahead, and our souls will be fully “hydrated” with the Word of God.