Early on a morning, a few days a week now, I find myself awake before my 5AM alarm goes off.
Strange but it's always the same time - 4.45AM.
I get up, shave, grab a quick shower and head out the door to a place I've seldom gone to before on a weekday.
In the past, I have woken up early to practice guitar before the sun comes up, or to read, or to cook.
But then I also go through phases where I cannot get up when my alarm goes off, I figure that's when my mind is too tired to function and I really do need sleep.
However, nowadays I'm getting up early to head to morning mass.
Before the dawn breaks is really the best time of day in my opinion. The world is still half asleep and for a brief moment, everything looks peaceful and pristine. The sun comes up over the mountains and the air is cool and smooth.
I never really thought about morning mass before, I always saw myself as a devout catholic, but a former girlfriend recommended I try going, to start the day off on a good note. And she was absolutely right.
I can honestly say that after a few weeks of going to morning mass at 5.45AM, it is the best way to begin a new day. I almost feel as if I'm going to visit an old friend at his place, that thought popped in my head last week - I'm going to see my best friend Jesus at his house, just for a half an hour.
In all sincerity, my mind does drift sometimes during the mass, but most times I'm either asking/thanking God for something.
I feel different - more at peace, and I can't describe it, because I don't think I ever felt this way before. Maybe this is the peace that the world cannot give? Maybe that's been missing in my life.
I know now that whatever comes my way, that God is in charge, and that Jesus is with me and is riding all my storms out with me.
Thank you my dear friend Jesus.
Strange but it's always the same time - 4.45AM.
I get up, shave, grab a quick shower and head out the door to a place I've seldom gone to before on a weekday.
In the past, I have woken up early to practice guitar before the sun comes up, or to read, or to cook.
But then I also go through phases where I cannot get up when my alarm goes off, I figure that's when my mind is too tired to function and I really do need sleep.
However, nowadays I'm getting up early to head to morning mass.
Before the dawn breaks is really the best time of day in my opinion. The world is still half asleep and for a brief moment, everything looks peaceful and pristine. The sun comes up over the mountains and the air is cool and smooth.
I never really thought about morning mass before, I always saw myself as a devout catholic, but a former girlfriend recommended I try going, to start the day off on a good note. And she was absolutely right.
I can honestly say that after a few weeks of going to morning mass at 5.45AM, it is the best way to begin a new day. I almost feel as if I'm going to visit an old friend at his place, that thought popped in my head last week - I'm going to see my best friend Jesus at his house, just for a half an hour.
In all sincerity, my mind does drift sometimes during the mass, but most times I'm either asking/thanking God for something.
I feel different - more at peace, and I can't describe it, because I don't think I ever felt this way before. Maybe this is the peace that the world cannot give? Maybe that's been missing in my life.
I know now that whatever comes my way, that God is in charge, and that Jesus is with me and is riding all my storms out with me.
Thank you my dear friend Jesus.
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