Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night? Your mind is going at the speed of sound and you can't seem to stop it. There are hundreds of things being processed almost to the point of nausea. This happens to me sometimes. The problem is how to quiet down enough to go back to sleep.
I have found a solution that works for me, I talk to God. I talk to him sometimes about very mundane things of no consequence. I pray for people. I think about solutions that would please God and help youth group members. You know, things like that.
What I find are answers to prayer, more questions, feelings of peace and eventually, rest. I wonder, this evening, is that God waking me up so we can have some time together? In today's readings, specifically from Psalm 94, verses 17-19, it says, "If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. When I thought, ‘My foot is slipping’, your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul." This passage reminded me of these nights when I am awake and through prayer and meditation, I find peace and rest.
This is Holy Week, I pray for all to find God and to find peace and rest.
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Thank you. This is one of my favorite Psalms. I too am a late night, early morning waker upper. And I, too have some "speakin' with Jesus" time during those hours. Love you.
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