Father God, Creator of all things
Let me be that first light of dawn for those trapped in darkness.
The first light of dawn that awakens and stirs.
The first light of dawn that evokes all of our senses.

How I long to return to the deep woods
at the first light of dawn.
To see it, hear it, taste it, smell it, feel it.
The simultaneous coming of light and going of darkness.

I want to be that first light of dawn
that breaks open the eastern sky
and overcomes the darkness.

The first light of dawn that stirs life and
awakens the soul of all living things.

The first light of dawn.
Like the voice crying out from the wilderness,
saying that time has come, prepare ye the way!

The first light of dawn that tells darkness
it is time to go.

The first light of dawn that tells the fog
it is time to lift.

The first light of dawn that stirs the wind
to gently rustle the leaves and grasses.

The first light of dawn that awakens
life from its slumber and proclaims
"Arise, oh sleeper".

-Gloria Valentine

Inspired by Hosea 6:1-3

Oh that we might know the Lord,
let us press forward with prayer
that we might savor in His presence forever.

Like the rains that fall high in the mountains
may His presence wash down upon us
and lift us like the mist that rises after the rain.

Take me to the foot of Your Holy Mountain
so that I might lift my eyes to the summit
and fully know that You are God.

Take me to the foot of Your Holy Mountain
where Jesus awaits with extended hand
to lead me to the summit where You abide,
where Your very essence will engulf me completely.

-Gloria Valentine