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Prayers for sleepless nights5/9/2023 ![]() Monica and I have become best friends over the years and we surely have Psalm 6:7 in common, ![]() But more often than not, it is the challenges of my children, especially my young-adult children that cause sleepless nights of both kinds. Other times of battling both sleep and spiritual struggles have accompanied health or financial worries. Pursue, and seize him! No one will come to the rescue!” My conversations (more like arguments) with God during those dark times echoed Psalm 71:9-11:ĭo not cast me aside in my old age as my strength fails, do not forsake me.įor my enemies speak against me they watch and plot against me. Of course, it took place at night, and for weeks following every night of sleeplessness brought doubts of God’s goodness and protection. I recall a truly difficult time fighting both my insomnia and spiritual challenges following the theft of our family van from our driveway. We also know that nighttime and its accompany darkness can hide real evil. There are ample verses which speak of the spiritual battle between light and dark. Why is it that in the dark of night I can so easily doubt Jesus’ loving protection? Can it be solely because I am meant to be a child of light (1 Thessalonians 5:5)? Maybe. So, it is the spiritual aspect of my late nights that seems to have no source. I know my insomnia can be traced to my gender, family genetics, as well as a side affect of my MS medications. And, for me, it is this spiritual struggle that is my real battle. And if Mom’s late-night musings are full of worrisome thoughts, doubts, and fears, her spiritual life is affected as well. When Mom isn’t sleeping well, the family life will be affected. Whether it comes from hormonal differences or not, it doesn’t matter. ![]() The Sleep Foundation tells us a number of studies prove women suffer from insomnia much more than men. I know I am not alone with this struggle. As a result, the mix of insomnia and a mother’s worries is never good - never. It also doesn’t help that I have a few young adult children trying to navigate this difficult world some with more spiritual success than others. It doesn’t help that the state of the world is what it is. But, when my insomnia makes a visit, it often has the horrible habit of bringing horrible thoughts along for the night. Gemma Galgani I wouldn’t presume that honor at all. Of course, not at all to the level of St. Over the past few decades, I have a battled more than a few nighttime demons. Rachel Watkins ponders the sleep problems she has faced, and the worries and spiritual doubts that go along with them.
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