I've shared before that I have a love of photography. There are unquestionably times of the day when it is best to shoot photos … I remember being a young teenager and having the late Ben Casey, a photographer in Nashville, take my picture. I remember Ben taking photos first thing in the morning. When I say first thing, I mean "first" thing … Literally I think the sun was coming up as he snapped his first shot! 

I remember being a young teenager and questioning his judgment on this. I wondered why we had to do this so early. He was interrupting my precious sleep! What was so great about sunrise? I remember him saying that the light was best first thing in the morning and it made for the most impressive photographs. 

There is an old hymn (Yes hymn!  I do love contemporary praise and worship but I was raised in a church with hymnals on the back of the pew and I have sung my fair share of hymns in my life.)  One particular hymn that comes to my mind is, "I come to the garden alone while the dew is still on the roses."

That hymn reminds us that we are to seek God early in the morning as we begin our day. Perhaps, like photography, that is when the light is best! There is something about those quiet moments spent alone with our Savior, when the "dew is still on the roses."  There is a sweetness about that time that is like no other.

I remember hearing a story about a person saying this prayer, "Lord, today I have not been rude. I have not gotten angry. I have not yelled at anyone. I have not been impatient or unforgiving. But in a few minutes I am going to have to get out of bed and then I'm really going to need your help."  LOL!!! I Love that! That is honest, isn't it?  And it is biblical. 

We should start our day with God. We should ask him to help us get through all that is ahead of us in the upcoming hours. That is truly our only hope to survive! And if there is one truth that is for certain, each day hold trials unbeknownst to us. We are wise to seek him while the dew is still on the roses and the light is its best … 

This photo was taken at Westminster Abbey in London, England, while the dew was still on the roses!