Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)

Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)
Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)

Friday, September 19, 2008

More Unquiet Slumbers..

Pretty much every night this week I have had weird sleep-walking night terror things, and so am feeling kind of exhausted and not particularly well rested.

It's the same old thing where I will sit up, or get out of bed, and will be in some terrifying situation, such as gripping my little girls' hand while she dangles out a window or something. E then sort of talks me awake, and I very gradually realise it is a dream.

But it is quite a stressful experience. Last night after having one, I lay awake, panting, with my heart racing loudly in my chest. I wish I could stop having them, that's for sure.

4 comments:

soph said...

That sounds awful! I hope you get a good night's sleep tonight.

Ben McLaughlin said...

thanks soph:)

Colinmac said...

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Faith's Checkbook by C.H. Spurgeon
Thursday September 18, 2008
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Complete Safety

And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. (Deuteronomy 33:12)

Yes, there is no safety like that which comes of dwelling near to God. For His best beloved the Lord can find no surer or safer place. O Lord, let me always abide under Thy shadow, close to Thy wounded side. Nearer and nearer would I come to Thee, my Lord; and when once specially near Thee, I would abide there forever.

What a covering is that which the Lord gives to His chosen! Not a fair roof shall cover him, nor a bomb-proof casement, nor even an angel's wing, but Jehovah Himself. Nothing can come at us when we are thus covered. This covering the Lord will grant us all the day long, however long the day. Lord, let me abide this day consciously beneath this canopy of love, this pavilion of sovereign power.

Does the third clause mean that the Lord in His temple would dwell among the mountains of Benjamin or that the Lord would be where Benjamin's burden should be placed, or does it mean that we are borne upon the shoulders of the Eternal? In any case, the Lord is the support and strength of His saints. Lord, let me ever enjoy Thy help, and then my arms will be sufficient for me.

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Ben McLaughlin said...

thanks a lot for that, Dad, that is really cool.