It is well to remember each morning that your Heavenly Father is now calling you to your lawful employment, whatever it be. For you are the people of his hand and the sheep of his pasture. Therefore go forth in dependence upon His loving guidance, watchful care, and sustaining help - expect His blessing. Look to Him, that your souls may be somewhat more filled this day with His grace, and your spirits refreshed with a sufficiency of the peace of God. Not only enter on it, but continue, in prayer; As you have time and opportunity, meditate on useful and holy things. Seek to hear edifying words, and nourish profitable thoughts in your hearts; desire a clearer apprehension of God, His character, truth, and love to you in Christ; nor be cast down if it is otherwise, but expect a more unclouded and lightsome tomorrow. Keep faith and hope in exercise. Offer yourselves to God, with cheerful submissiveness of heart, to be both as to soul and body a living sacrifice, mindful of what the Church daily reminds you, that you are not only the Lord's servants, but likewise His holy people. Look on this day as granted you for the work of getting ready for eternity. Commence it by fastening yourselves in spirit to Christ's cross. There is no safer or more honorable position for you to be in.
- text taken from Daily Bread - Bring a Few Morning Meditations for the Use of Catholic Christians by Father Richard Waldo Sibthorp