Modeh Ani

Mo-deh ani le-fa-ne-ka The Blessing Upon Waking
Modeh ani - I know you won’t find this in your Bible so don’t bother to look. But I also know that if you look in your Bible without this, you won’t find anything at all. We explored the meaning of Mo-deh ani le-fa-ne-ka in August. Maybe you incorporated this blessing into your daily renewal of life. I hope so. If you want to read about the theological implications, you can click here. But that’s not what I want to mention today. Today I want to show you something about the grammar of this sentence - grammar that reveals a deep sense of awe and reverence and something more.
The Hebrew phrase Mo-deh ani le-fa-ne-ka is translated “I gratefully thank You.” It is the first blessing of the day, the moment my eyes open. But it isn’t literally “I gratefully thank You.” It is literally: