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June 17, 2021

Sleeping Soundly

Linawati Santoso (East Java, Indonesia)

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I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side. - Psalm 3:5-6 (NIV)

Some time ago, I had trouble sleeping for several nights. After sleeping only one or two hours, I kept waking up. I remembered a friend once said, “If someone wakes up several times in the night, maybe they are stressed.” It was true that during that time I had many...

Today's Prayer
Loving God, even in the midst of our problems, help us to sing songs of praise to you. We pray as Jesus taught us, “Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation” (Luke 11:2-4, NIV). Amen.
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