We are bleeding humanity: How the church needs to respond
Good Morning Jesus, now help me get through this day
They’re the three words that help me ensure my focus throughout the day is on Jesus Christ. Good morning, Jesus. I once heard someone say the first voice you should hear in the morning is that of God and the last voice you should hear at night is God’s. The moment I started greeting Jesus each day rather than reaching for my cell phone to check messages and social media is the moment my day seemed more focus and productive.
It's essential that we prioritize Christ over all else in our daily life. However, the busyness and “to-do” list of life seems to often get in the way. The one way I ensure that life does not become a stumbling block for my relationship with Christ is to treat Jesus as if he is the person that wakes me up each morning. Let’s face it. He does give us life each day and is the one that wakes us with the break of each dawn.
If we desire for our life to be one that glorifies God, then we must make God the center of each day. It all begins with a simple “good morning Jesus.” It takes one breath to speak and yet has the power to transform your mind and thinking for the day. When we acknowledge the Lord in the morning then it sets the tone of our thinking throughout the decisions and interactions with others we face. When we recognize there is someone greater than ourselves at the start of our day then we allow for ourselves to be humbled before others as we interact with our employer, employees, family, friends, and neighbors.
The psalmist David writes “in the morning you will hear my voice; in the morning I will plead before you and wait.” (Psalm 5:4)
Mornings can get hectic for families. Trying to get children dressed and out the door to school, spouses getting ready for work, and the chaos that comes with the daily routine can often, inadvertently leave Jesus out of it. Mornings, on the other hand, set the stage for the entire day. Have you ever walked out the door to go to a meeting only to discover you can’t find the car keys? Frantically, you rush back inside the house and search until you find them. Then, you get in the car more hurriedly than usual, only to spill coffee on you as you head to work. How many times have we uttered “can I just go back to bed and wake up and start this day over?”
Greeting Jesus in the morning will not promise you won’t lose the car keys, spill coffee, or run late for a meeting. It will, on the other hand, help center your mind on what is important when you encounter these situations and the countless other stress that comes with life.
Good morning Jesus….now help me get through this day.
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Amelia Monroe Carlson graduated from the University of North Alabama with a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism. Being raised as a Methodist during her early years, it was not until she entered college where she began to take her faith seriously. She was baptized as a Southern Baptist in Muscle Shoals, AL and began immediately serving in international missions and in the church.
During college, she became the Co-founder of an International Ministry, where she spent time traveling and speaking to church groups and in large conferences. She authored a Bible study and traveled abroad on mission work. She sat on the Mid-South Interfaith Conferences in Mississippi, where she defended the faith and discussed beliefs with leaders of various religions.
After a business trip to Washington D.C., where she was introduced to a former Baptist who converted to the Catholic Church, she was placed on a journey to enter into the Catholic Church.
Amelia is a military wife and currently residents with her husband and daughter in Tennessee. She is a nine time award winning journalist, receiving press awards for various categories including investigative journalism, best news coverage, and best single feature. It is her desire to help Catholics, particularly Cradle Catholics, see the beauty in their faith which converts see and appreciate the fullness of truth which the Church has held and guarded throughout history. It is her desire all Catholics fall as much in love with Jesus as she is, and love the Church to a greater capacity than they could imagine.
Amelia taught PRE for 4-6 grade at St. Mary Catholic Church in Bolivar, Tennessee from 2014-2016. She served as Youth Director at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Somerville, Tennessee in 2017-2018. She now teaches 7th grade (1st year Confirmation) PRE class at St. Philip. She's also a writer and frequent podcast guest on Our Warpath.
She has a strong devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Francis de Sales, St. Padre Pio and St. Maximilian Kolbe.
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