Always start your day in prayer. Here’s a good way to begin, courtesy of the Psalmist.<\/p>\n
O Lord, God of my salvation;\u00a0I cry out day and night before you.\u00a0Let my prayer come before you;\u00a0incline your ear to my cry!
\nIncline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,\u00a0for I am poor and needy.\u00a0Preserve my life, for I am godly;\u00a0save your servant, who trusts in you\u2014you are my God.\u00a0Be gracious to me, O Lord,\u00a0for to you do I cry all the day.\u00a0Gladden the soul of your servant,\u00a0for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
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