God cares about sleep. One of my favorite moments in the Gospels is when Jesus conks out in the back of a boat in the middle of a storm. His sleep was theological, in that it displayed an unwavering trust in his Father. But let’s not forget that it was also an ordinary example of a tired man taking a nap. God wants to give us not just lives of holiness and prayer but also of sufficient rest. And perhaps a key step toward a life of prayer and holiness is simply receiving the gift of a good night’s sleep.
