The Conversation: at morning’s opening

A recent addition to my daily time in prayer has been a sort of conversational prayer with God arising from my reflection on Scripture and my life. After slowing down with a portion of Scripture, I often write out some of my own thoughts as a form of prayer in my journal. Then, I pause in silence for an undetermined amount of time, listening to God. Arising from that time of silence, I write out what I sense rising to the surface from God in prayer as a conversational response to my own prayer. What follows below is an example of that sort of prayer, that I call “The Conversation,” from the beginning of February 2025. You can read other examples with “The Conversation: at the river’s edge” and “The Conversation: the Humble King.”

---

“Teach me your way, O Lord,
that I may walk in your truth;
give me an undivided heart to revere your name.” (Psalm 86:11)

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)

as the morning opens with the dawn’s announcing,
as its light unfurls with dawn birds’ singing,
as the darkness fades to light’s clear spreading,
open my life to Your pure light’s shining,
fade out all darkness with clear light’s dawning.

as my dream-night confusion softly surrounds me,
as my daytime decisions gather around me,
as the myriad voices throw their weight upon me,
convert confusion to Your truth deep within me,
wake undivision through Your unity within me.

You say to me there:
“My beloved, listen for My Voice
amidst all the chatter.
My beloved, seek for My wisdom
through all the confusion.
My beloved, knock upon each successive door,
then open and walk through to Me.
For you will find Me in seeking,
and even discover
I AM at your elbow
and before you in all your reaching.”