"I fall asleep in peace the moment I lie down because You alone, O Lord, enable me to live securely" Psalms 4:8.
Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus,
My precious Hershey Pie has been with my husband and me five months now, and we feel blessed! He's so sweet and smart, and honestly, we could all learn a lot from him.
He has established a night time routine where I'll say, "Hershey, outside." And he will trot once around the entire yard, bark at imaginary monsters, relieve himself in the back corner near the gate where he exchanges pleasantries with the pit bull who lives on the other side of the fence, and then he trots inside. That's when I say, "Hershey, go to bed!" And he races down the hallway, leaps onto my bed as though he were jumping a hurdle, and settles in right between Jorge's knees.
I suspect he has chosen this special place to rest because the nearer he is to his daddy, the better he sleeps. Hershey Pie will not move for eight hours after he's lodged himself there, and Jorge, more than happy to accommodate his baby, won't move either. More than once I have laughed myself to sleep at the site of these two all snuggled up, and I forgive Jorge for all the countless times he has stolen my covers to make sure Hershey Pie is warm.
What is true for my puppy is true for all of us as well: The nearer we are to Daddy, the better we will sleep.
When we draw close through prayer, when we snuggle up in praise, when we cuddle in gratitude, we sleep, and we sleep well because we know that God and God alone enables us to live securely. He has settled us in hope, and faith rocks us to sleep.
It's a beautiful thing, and here's a shout out to Hershey Pie for providing such a powerful image!
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You that we can sleep and sleep well when we draw close to You. You and You alone protect us, provide for us, and bless us with everything we need for this life. We look forward to enjoying a restful night's sleep because of the hope we have in You. In Jesus' name, AMEN!
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