THE WATCHES OF THE NIGHT. Sleepless nights, tossing and turning, filled with anxiety and fear . . . Who has not had that experience? David puts his sleeplessness to a different use—he sings to God, praising him and thinking about his love, his goodness, and above all his protection. The “watches of the night” refer to military changes of the guard, and David is awake through all of them, so he has time for his mind to wander. But instead he clings to God, staying close enough to him to feel his presence helping him, as close as a baby chick under its mother’s wing. Training our hearts to spend
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