I promised myself then to live more fully in the spirit of the morning prayer: Modeh Ani, “I thank You.”I should first say that I am fully healed. What sent me to the ER was not failure of the body itself but a severe reaction to medication. It was frightening in the moment, but I’m grateful to share that I’m back to normal now. To live the prayer is to wake up aware that life itself is the gift. And with each day I whisper, “I thank You,” I try to let that light guide me forward.