And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord.
Early morning prayer
The fragrance of the morning prayer lingers with us throughout the day. A man cannot free himself from the farewell kiss of his wife and little one throughout his day of toil. They urge him to his best endeavour. In the moment of peril they haunt him like a guardian angel. In like manner the fragrant protection of God’s morning kiss upon the soul lingers with and fortifies it for its duties, be they never so varied and exacting. His blessing rests upon us from our morning prayer, and quickens our homeward footsteps when the day is done, for we hunger for His more immediate presence again.