I'm having one of those nights. 

I fell asleep anticipating a long night of rest ahead but now find myself wide awake in the middle of the night.  Seems I slept well for only a few hours and here I am.  After staring at the dark for an hour, I decided to give in and see what thoughts are rumbling around in my brain. 

Whenever a night of non-sleep happens, it makes me think of others out there lying in bed waiting for morning to show up.  It can seem very far away at 3am.  I think of those in physical pain, hurting so much they can't sleep.  I imagine hospital delivery rooms filled with mom's saying hello to their new bundles of joy.  I think of drivers traveling through the dark night to get to a destination known to them.  There are people at work at these quiet, heavy hours and I say, "bless them."

I think of people like me, who wake alone,

remembering a spouse's snores that used to be so irritating, the thought of a pillow over their head was a good idea.  Now I would give anything to hear one more night of that lovely sound of life and sleep.

The Night is filled with non-sleepers

I know there are many houses filled with with others just like me.  We're tired, wanting sleep but there is something inside us that just won't shut off.  Maybe we're afraid to miss some brilliant thought or solution that will come to us.  We lie waiting for it to appear so we can be done with it and finally fall back to sleep.  Mostly, I usually use this silent time to pray.

There is something to be said for these hours when most everyone is sleeping to reach out in the dark and fill God's jars with prayers.  I especially like to mention those who are in the same wide away state.  I pray my fellow non-sleepers will have; peace, healing, solutions and have restoration come to them.  I don't need to know you, I know you are out there.

So, I think I'll see if sleep is nearby for me, but if not yet, know I'm praying for you.  Then I think I get out a little knitting.

~Janet