Joyful Transformation

Last night I was sitting in my recliner awaiting the showing of American Idol (which I will never watch again! Pleeeeze! Chris was THE best!) when something strange happened. I had obviously dozed off, but I woke up with the strange sensation of having something in my mouth. I looked around and realized that I had fallen asleep while eating supper!! Not just that, but I was in mid-bite!! David accused me of sleep-eating! He must take a little credit though; he had the TV on “The Lumber Yard” on the Discovery Channel or the History Channel. These shows are great background music for a little cat-nap!

Today I was thinking that I feel for Jesus’ disciples when they could not stay awake while he was in the garden praying. Sleep does not mean that you are not interested in what is going on around you it just means that your body needs to shut down to refuel. The week they had been through along with a highly emotional big meal had no doubt left them physically and emotionally drained.

Of course like all pleasurable things in life, sleep can become a stumbling block and a crutch we use to escape dealing with life. Currently this is NOT my problem! Yesterday, I thought I had gotten just enough to not feel bad. My little incident in the chair, plus one hair-raising second that I fell asleep while driving home convinced me that I might have under-estimated my “bare-minimum”.