Ever since Monica and I moved to Maui full-time early in 2015, I am rarely able to sleep until sunrise. It seems my body is conditioned to a perpetual state of jetlag.

But rather than fight it, I have embraced the early get-up. Typically, I rise well before dawn, make myself a coffee, and grab my phone and air pods on my way out the door to the lanai. I hit the “shuffle” button on my long list of favorite worship songs and look forward to learning what the Lord wants me to hear today while the caffeine courses through my veins and I watch for the occasional shooting star.

Often, however, I catch myself contemplating life’s complexities (even those in retirement) rather than considering God’s blessings so artfully articulated in the music – treating the message as a lovely background to my self-absorbed thoughts about the demands of the day forthcoming.

This morning, however, God insisted that I pay attention.

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