"It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
for he give sleep to this beloved.
(or: for he provides for his beloved during sleep)
Psalm 127:2
I love the alternate reading of this verse. That God would give to us anything in our sleep is rather encouraging. Think about what you are not doing when you are sleeping. You aren't working, you aren't serving, you aren't doing anything "productive" and yet God gives to us in our sleep.
In sleep God gives the chance for our bodies and minds to rest. Sleep restores our hope if we let it for the next day to be different than the last. Sleep allows dreams to speak into our lives in a way that we often don't allow while we are awake.
May our sleep be an acceptable offering to God who desires to call us beloved in all things.
1 comment:
This is just what I need tonight, a good night's sleep to help me put things in perspective and to gain strength for a new day.
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