Among the wonderful pleasures of life is a good night’s sleep. As we age, sometimes good sleep may be more difficult to obtain. We may have aches and pains that may make it difficult to fall asleep, or those pains may wake us up before we are truly finished with our needed sleep. We may have worries about finances or health. We may be burdened for friends and relatives. The national and world conditions may worry us, especially when we feel helpless to ameliorate them. If we are caregivers, we may sleep lightly, listening for a loved one, child or adult. After all, the original baby monitor was labeled, “Mom and Dad.” Even useful medications may affect our sleep. Some people even find it hard to sleep when they are physically or mentally exhausted. It must be a widespread problem, because I see on news feeds online multiple articles about how to get a good night’s sleep. Some of the techniques suggested seem very workable. I have been told (probably by easy sleepers), “just trust the Lord and your worries will vanish.” That has not been my experience, but at times praying in the dark of night, I have felt the presence of the Lord. While that didn’t make the worries vanish, I did find comfort in the presence of the Lord, and at times could even drift off in sleep like a restless child comforted by a loving parent’s hand. The Psalmist writes “…He gives sleep to his beloved.” (Psalm 127:2) and again “Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him.” (Psalm 37:7) May all of us find sleep and rest in the Lord.