God at dawn,
You have carried us through the long passage of night and into another morning. Awaken us now to today’s sacred potential. Grant us imagination for community, wonder, and the kind of work that honors and doesn’t degrade us. Place a soothing hand over all who are anxious, that even in the unknown, they would journey into the day grounded and at peace in the arms of the divine. And as we depart from this place, protect each of us as we risk ourselves again on living. Glory to the one who resurrects us daily. Amen.
Come, let us honor the one who made us and woke us to meet another morning.
And remain near to our interior worlds as we venture into the day.
— Cole Arthur Riley in Black Liturgies