Practical devotion of the day: how to live the first hours of the day

THE FIRST HOURS OF THE DAY

1. Giving your heart to God. Meditate on the goodness of God who wanted to draw you out of nothing, with the sole purpose that you love him, serve him and then enjoy him in Cycle. Every morning when you wake up, when you open your eyes to the sunlight, it's like a new creation; God repeats to you: Arise, live, love me. Shouldn't the conscientious soul accept life with gratitude? Knowing that God created her for her, she must not immediately say: Lord, do I give you my heart? - Do you keep this beautiful practice?

2. Offer the day to God. A servant through the work of those who live? Who should like a child? You are a servant of God; He maintains you with the fruits of the earth, gives you the world for habitation, promises you the possession of Paradise as a reward, as long as you serve it faithfully and do everything for him. Say therefore: All for you, O my God. You, son of God, must you not try to please him, your Father? Know how to say: Lord, I offer you my day, spend it all for you!

3. The morning prayers. All nature praises God, in the morning, in its language: the birds, the flowers, the gentle breeze that blows: it is the universal hymn of praise, of thanksgiving to the Creator! Only you are cold, with so many obligations of gratitude, with so many dangers that surround you, with so many needs of the body and soul, which only God can provide. If you don't pray. God abandons you, and then, what will become of you?

PRACTICE. - Get into the habit of giving your heart to God in the morning; in the day, repeat: All for you, my God