Good morning stillness, good morning on this brand new day. You have invited me to sit and be cocooned by the quiet as you are birthed and come into existence - this new day that has never been here before and will never come in this exact way again. Unique, always one of a kind, you are birthed every morning into the light, and you remain until darkness hides you and this one day becomes the past.
Quiet still mornings like this always remind me of that hot summer day as I wandered along on the Island of Capri into a small art gallery and came upon a painting that occupied the whole wall of a tiny gallery. It was the sunrise in this distance, bold, bright, sensuously rich in colour, with a small Juliet balcony in the foreground where the artist stood unseen. The shop keeper commented that it was such a splendid view of a new day being born. Today I have had the rare gift of being awake before the dawn, and allowing myself to just sink into the stillness and await the arrival of the light, and to be present for the birth of this new day. I feel welcomed by an old familiar friend that I have missed sitting with, this silence, this gracefulness and tenderness of the early morning.
For so many years the early morning has been a friend that welcomed me into her presence, a place where I could find the Holy One. I have missed visiting, waiting, letting myself be loved here. It has become more difficult to come to this place of being awake and present as a new day is born since working in the restaurant. Late night hours, then the winding down when I get home, means that much needed sleep takes priority and I have missed seeing the dawn arrive. I have always been a morning person but this is a season of late night hours and sleep keeps me oblivious to the birthing process that comes when each morning is born.
A cup of hot tea to sip on, a blanket wrapped around my legs, the cat asleep on the chair at the window and I can hear the soft snoring of my beloved who is asleep upstairs. How delightful to have been here at the birth of this new day. My simple request - Holy One, help me unwrap this day, to embrace it, to feel the life that is held within it and to hear the name that You give it.
Good morning dear friend, thank you for moving me from the darkness into the Light.
