In these still, quiet moments,
I am not asleep
and not yet awake.
I am not asleep
and not yet awake.
In the threshold of day and night,
with the mixture of darkness and light,
my body is once again coming to life.
with the mixture of darkness and light,
my body is once again coming to life.
I am reborn, each day,
from the womb of your compassion.
May all of my actions
be worthy of the faith You’ve placed in me.
from the womb of your compassion.
May all of my actions
be worthy of the faith You’ve placed in me.
With words of thanks I’ll greet the dawn.
This was posted by The
Open Siddur Project on twitter that also featured a picture with
this poem by Andrew Shaw.
I also recommend you see his translation of Modeh Ani as well.
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Correction 22 Dec 2011
Thanks for a diligent reader who follow the links to see that the credit for the picture goes to Ha-Wee titled "Good Morning Sunrise"
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Correction 22 Dec 2011
Thanks for a diligent reader who follow the links to see that the credit for the picture goes to Ha-Wee titled "Good Morning Sunrise"
Hi Marc! Just a correction -- the image posted with Andrew's kavvanah for waking up is "Good Morning Sunrise" by Ha-Wee -- a flickr user who kindly shared his image with a CC-BY free-culture license: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawee/3609418463/ .
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