Prayer Practice—Vanessa Brantley Newton: Good Things Are Happening [Eps 22]
Does your day begin and end with God? Illustrator and storyteller Vanessa Brantley Newton leads a traditional Jewish morning prayer, the modeh ani, to set the day right and remember God is faithful.
The two-minute prayer meditation declares:
God is our unfailing supply of wisdom, grace and mercy.
He hears us.
We can be instruments of healing.
God speaks when we listen.
The Modeh Ani (full text):
Modeh ani l’fanecha melech chai v’kayam,
shehechezarta bi nishmati b’chemlah, rabah emunatecha.
Reishit chochmah yirat Adonai, seichel tov l’chol oseihem,
t’hilati omedet la’ad. Baruch sheim k’vod malchuto l’olam va’ed.
I thank You, living and eternal King,
for giving me back my soul in mercy. Great is Your faithfulness.
Wisdom begins in awe of the Lord; all who fulfil [His commandments] gain good understanding;
His praise is everlasting. Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom for ever and all time.
-From Alexander Massey
Find Vanessa at her website VanessaBrantleyNewton.com and on her socials: Instagram and Facebook.
Links:
Alexander Massey on the Modeh Ani
Historical background of the prayer
Get my free Psalm 23 meditation
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