Gift to the Insomniac

The benefit of being too filled up with thoughts to sleep is that at 2 a.m., the middle of nowhere is the center of a universe of stars. I crept to the balcony overlooking the lake and peered out. First I scanned the fields bordering the inlet looking for the telltale bulk of a bear. Then I looked up. The big dipper was as close as the railing. Heat lightning flashed in the distance and in response, the fireflies all around the lake lit up like lanterns. What a gift from God to the insomniac.

Psalm 105:4-5, 39 NIV

Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, He spread out a cloud as a covering,
and a fire to give light at night.

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