Heavenly Father,
thank You for the gift of a new day.
Thank You for the sleep
which has refreshed me
and for the chance to begin life again today.
I welcome this new day as Your gift to me,
and in its first moments,
I offer myself to you.
Father, I will quietly and serenely
receive from Your hand the work
and burden of this day:
its joys, its sorrows, its challenges,
its responsibilities and its opportunities.
Bless this day for me,
for those I love,
and for all Your children.
To us all,
grant your provisions for our needs today
and the grace to see this day
in the light of eternity.

Amen.