Waking Up

I woke up in darkness
surrounded by silence -
oh where, 
where have I gone?

I woke to reality...

And then the song starts repeating:

I woke up in darkness
surrounded by silence -
oh where, 
where have I gone?

I woke to reality...

Finally, it ends, and I really have woken up in darkness and up to reality. My alarm has gone off, and it is time to roll out of bed.

What a great reminder to start the day, eh? I recently created and downloaded that ring/alarm tone using Matt Maher's song "Alive Again" (whose lyrics you (partially) see above - the rest can be found here) as a reminder to me that even from the second I wake up, I need to offer my day to God. I've also tried to remind myself of this by naming my wake-up alarm "Thank God Today" on my phone so that it appears each morning on the screen.

And so, that's how I begin. Thank you God. Please bless my day.

Then, it's up and at 'em. (Coffee in hand, of course.)