Morning Prayer

Lord, Thou art the water of life,

Water Pitcher

As this day begins, I am an empty pitcher before Thee.

Fill me, O Lord.

Thou art the light of the world.

Red candle with smoke curling up from the wick after being blown out

As this day begins, I am an unlit candle.
Thy light can never shine through me to others unless
Thou dost shine in my heart.
Thou art the true light that lightest everyone
That cometh into the world.

Light me, O Lord.

Thou art the true vine.

A Close View of a Cluster of Green Grapes on a Vine in Colorado
Unless I dwell in Thee this day,
I can bring forth no fruit.
My leaves turn brown, shrivel, blow away and I die.

Let Thy life always flow into me, Thy branch, O Lord.

Elaine Sommers Rich
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Elaine Sommers Rich is a free-lance writer and teacher living in Bluffton, Ohio.
She and her husband, Dr. Ronald Rich, spent ten years at the International Christian University in Tokyo.
She is a longtime columnist for the Mennonite Weekly Review and author of Prayers for Everyday.

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