I slept like a baby last night - I think the combination of heat and not running a fever helped a lot. A good nights sleep is a great thing - that feeling of waking up having truly been asleep just makes you feel good - but then I definitely a morning person and wake right on up and get on with all my million things.
Last night's sleep reminded me of praying - I woke up feeling I had been away, even thought I had been in the same place all night. I felt like I had been safely wrapped up in the new warmth of the house and a comfortable bed. Prayer can be like that too - it is not all arguing and pleading by any means - there is definitely that chance to be held and cosseted by God.
Sometimes I find myself taking a very deep breath and feeling still and content - it is a breath which, without words, acknowledges God in everything and lets that feel just right. All those contradictions in life disappear just for a moment as God becomes all in all - and the big breath is just a symbol of that.
That is why I say that waking up from my good sleep reminded me of praying - it is the feeling of safety and refreshment, the feeling of getting everything that I need, which I am referring to. Praying is more than that too - but for some moments it is good enough to allow it to be my rest.
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