There is no agenda.
No schedule.
No formula.
No script of well-crafted words.
No required reading.

This is not about getting a jump on my to-do list.
I'm not here to analyze the details of this room.
Mulling over thoughts or conversations I might have had with people. None of these things is worth getting up for. If that's what this is, I'm going back to bed.

I'm here to be with You— my closest Friend. We can say whatever we want. We can be silent. We can sing. We can cry. You give me direction; instruction; wisdom; comfort, so many things. You strengthen my faith. I know You are real. That's why I'm here.

Distractions, you are nothing. I focus my mind, my heart, even the posture of my body on The One who woke me up and called me to this quiet place. Soon the dawn will break, and the house will fill with activity and noise. I'll be ready because the first words I heard were Your words, and my first thoughts were Your thoughts. You have touched my heart and shielded it with Your love. It belongs to You. Another day? Let's do this!