MY MORNING MEETING

I don’t want to walk into my day without the breath of God upon it.

By Hannah Brencher
It can be so easy to go through the motions of prayer or to get stuck in the weeds of how to pray.

We’re at the halfway mark of 2024, and I wanted to share something with you that has made all the difference in my life this year.

There’s no denying that this year feels different for me. I feel more grounded and at peace. I feel less frantic or overwhelmed and more focused and clear. And, there’s one rhythm that stands out clearly for why I think this way (I’ve embedded it into my morning routine). It’s something I’ve fondly started calling my morning meeting.

At the start of the year, I decided to make meeting with God each morning the focal point of my life. The pinnacle of my day.

I found myself deeply moved by these words in Psalm 5,

Every morning

you’ll hear me at it again.

Every morning

I lay out the pieces of my life

on your altar…

I decided to take this framework and make it practical in my daily life. 

Nearly every morning, I follow the same routine:

I pour my morning coffee, head up to my office, and open up my notebook.

And I ask God: what do I need to do today? What do I need to see?

It sounds precisely like a quiet time, but it feels different. The meeting feels like clearing the space every morning to let God speak into my life and give me clear directives for the paths ahead. 

The meeting feels like a chance to check in with what’s on the calendar, what’s ahead, and what’s required of me– a moment to breathe, gather my thoughts, and plot a way forward...read more