How to pray before reading the Bible

Last night, John Piper gave these simple suggestions on how to pray before reading your Bible in the morning. He prays this for himself and for those he loves almost every day:

• Incline my heart to your testimonies (Psalm 119:36)
• Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things out of your law (Psalm 119:18)
• Unite my heart to fear your name (Psalm 86:11)
• Satisfy me in the morning with your steadfast love (Psalm 90:14)

This is how we should pray even when we don't have the joy in God that we should!