Psalm 88:13 But unto thee have I cried, and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
”In the midst of life we are in death.” The Psalmist is surrounded by death and the threat of death. At certain times we may be more conscious of it than at others, but nevertheless, death is always present to us. Our own sin is the cause. Our response to this every day presence is to cry to the Lord and pray every morning.
Cry means both to weep in sorrow and to speak loudly and urgently, at least in our minds. The slings and arrows of life motivate us to cry out to God and bring our pains and problems to the Lord. We turn first to the Lord (“unto Thee”) before looking for other remedies. He alone is the source of all good.
We pray in faith every morning, trusting Him to hear and answer. We start every day with the Lord by our side and in us, which He always is, because of Christ. But we remind ourselves and make ourselves aware of His loving Presence. Then the day goes much better. Our prayer comes before the Lord continually through the day when we start it out right with God, through repentance and faith.
We wake up every morning with a greeting, “good morning, God,” and then we unload our burdens and problems onto Him. We remember our Baptism and arise to newness of life.