Sleep...per chance to dream

I was thinking about sleep this morning. I don't sleep particularly well so I tend to appreciate more than most perhaps. I think sleep is a gift of grace. God didn't have to create us to sleep but he has given us mandatory rest from our work. There are few things more pleasurable than flopping down on my bed when I am really exhausted. Sleep is also an act of faith. I trust the bed to hold me up but more than that I trust God will keep my body running without my help. Sleep should build my faith every night. It is also an affirmation of my place and a lesson in humility. Only God does not rest or slumber. I have to sleep and while I sleep I can do nothing and yet my heart continues to beat and I breathe every few seconds...actually I puff but that is another story and one that can only be confirmed by my wife. So, sleep tonight, but count your gifts before you doze off. They are many. Grace, faith, humility...three things I can also use more of.