Starting each day in prayer

Greetings, my Brothers and Sisters in faith. How many of us, on this shared spiritual journey, struggle each morning to start on the right foot seemingly. Some days, there seems to be insufficient coffee, tea, or our favorite soda to get us going. We rush around as if we will be late, even when we know we will be early or right on time. How many of you start your day in prayer? I don’t mean a prayer as we rush to work, school, and other activities. I mean, truly start your day in prayer.
 
Jews begin each day with Modeh Ani, a short, two-line prayer that opens by referring to God as the eternal and living king. The prayer speaks of sleeping as a minor type of death in which the soul leaves the body to spend the night with God. The prayer thanks God for returning the soul to the body, enabling the individual to live another day. This prayer is generally said when one first awakes while still in bed. 

Here is the prayer: 
מוֹדֶה אֲנִי האשה אומרת: מודָה לְפָנֶיךָ מֶלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּם שֶהֶחֱזַרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְחֶמְלָה, רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶךָ:
 I am thankful before You, living and enduring King, for you have mercifully restored my soul within me. Great is Your faithfulness.

So let us not forget who we are, children and people of the Most High. Allow us to begin our days with this beautiful prayer. Let us start our days with a focus on God, leaning on him for all that we will need each day.