October 26, 2022

“But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19)

It is ridiculous when you wake up at 2am and try to solve a problem. For one thing, you aren’t solving anything; you are just lying inert in bed. For another thing, what seems like a problem at 2am is rarely a problem when the sun comes up. One last thing – the ONLY thing to do at 2am is pray. For in the end, God is the solver of problems, the untangler of knots, the sorter of situations.

To my point, I love Taylor Swift’s new song Anti-Hero.

“I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser / Midnights become my afternoons / When my depression works the graveyard shift / All of the people I've ghosted stand there in the room /I should not be left to my own devices /They come with prices and vices, I end up in crisis”

Let us pray.

“Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.” (Evening Prayer Collect – BCP)