Invocation to the Dawn

I read the following Sufi prayer this morning on the Beliefnet website. What a great way to start the day!

Invocation to the Dawn

Look to this day, for it is Life, the very life of Life;
In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of your existence...
the bliss of Growth, the glory of Action, the splendour of Beauty.

For Yesterday is but a dream,
and Tomorrow only a vision;
But Today well lived makes Yesterday a dream of Happiness
and Tomorrow a vision of Hope.

Look well, therefore, to this day.
Such is the salutation to the Dawn.

- Kálidása

Source: Sanskrit text

Blessings to You!

May the blessings of God rest upon you
May God’s peace abide with you
May God’s presence illuminate your heart
Now and forever more.
- Sufi blessing