Some mornings I wake reluctantly. The bed is warm. The day ahead is uninviting.
Yet this ancient reminder from Marcus Aurelius that I learned in graduate school calls me to my purpose.
“In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present — I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world? Or have I been made for this, to lie in the bed-clothes and keep myself warm?”
— Meditations, Book 5
We were made for more than comfort.
We were made to serve, to create, to love, to grow, and to glorify God.
Rise today with purpose. ☀️
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