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Friday Devotional:
Psalm 4
I suffer from insomnia. I fall asleep easily, almost as soon as I lay my head down. But you can count on my eyes opening at 2:30, and there I will be, rolling from my side to my back to my belly and back again, pausing every once in a while to see how much time has elapsed since last I looked at the clock.
I have a friend who also struggles with sleep but who has turned this around. When he awakes, he greets the dark, sacred night with a holy "Hello!" It becomes a time to commune with the Divine. He prays for people, wonders where he saw love the day before, and prepares for the next day by breathing a deep Spirit-breath. He says he usually falls back to sleep peacefully. Sometimes he doesn't, but he says that's okay too.
I take medication for my insomnia now, and it helps. But on occasion, when I have forgotten to take my pill, I wake with a divine "Hello!" and ponder: What does the Lord wish to show me this night? May that be my peace.
Holy Spirit, may I rest in your presence and know peace. Amen.
An excerpt from Christ in Our Home
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