This week's Awakin reading is by Helen Moore titled 'I Awaken Before Dawn': I awaken before dawn, go into the kitchen and fix a cup of tea. I light the candle and sit in its glow on the meditation cushion. Taking my cup in both hands, I lift it to my Lord and give thanks. The feel of the cup against my palms brings the potter to mind and I offer a blessing for his hands. I give thanks for the clay, the glaze and the kiln. I take a sip and follow the warmth into my body. I offer a blessing for those who brought electricity to my home, who dug the ditches for the lines, who built my home and put in the wires, who made my tea kettle and brought me water to fill it. I take a sip and bless the people in India or China who grew the tea, cultivated it, picked and dried the leaves, took it to market, handled it through the many transactions to bring it to my ... [Read more]