Our alarm rings at 5am each morning. We have not been awakened to the day this early, this regularly, well, for our entire marriage (10 years). We stumble out of bed (usually two snoozes later), and into the kitchen first to turn on the coffee. One of the simple pleasures we enjoy here each night before bed is choosing which Costa Rican coffee to prepare for the next day. I think right now we have five different brands in our freezer.
While the coffee brews, Angela and I sit together in our living room and begin to journal, read the Bible and pray together. The kids still sleeping, the street outside not yet sounding off with commuter buses and motorcycles delivering papers, this quiet time is an indispensable component to our days.
After 30 minutes or so, half-awake then with caffeine in our blood, Angela will shower, and I have gotten in the groove of listening to music and singing—one song in particular has become my favorite. This song is helping to shape a perspective on God that has been lacking in my life. Here are the lyrics (by Bebo Norman):
Am I unfit for You
Remember me, the one who turned from You
I come in rags tattered by the Fall
And all the earth, a witness to my crime
Mercy, weep over me
Let Your tears wash me clean
Majesty, be merciful with me
For my eyes have seen Holy
Hear my prayer at night
Let the morning find me alive
For I am tired and weakened by the Fall
Let all the earth bear witness to my cry
Let the Amen sound from Heaven as You lift my soul
Let the Amen sound from Heaven as You lift my soul
Let the Angels sound from Heaven, Holy is the Lord
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