Awake!

I lie in bed in the wee hours of the night, awake.
Cosied up, all fuzzy and warm, my wavering mind takes me from pillar to post
Oh how I hate to still be tossing and turning at this hour
Are these not the crunch times for witches and ghosts?
And yet here I am, still awake.

I lazily gaze at the clock to catch a glimpse of the time as it flies by
Worried if I will ever fall asleep and squeeze in one or two sweet dreams
As it is way past the midnight hour and I am still awake.

As I give in to my insomnia, I begin to appreciate the beautiful things that come with night time
The calmness and stillness of the world
The silence that cuts deeply into the heart
With every little sound clearer than normal
A little snore here, the tick of a clock there, some barkings of dogs out there and even more louder, the thoughts in my mind
And at this moment I no longer despise being awake.

As I lie in my bed, unable to sleep I realize that I want to be awake
No, I desperately need to be awake
And as much as I love the night with all its splendor...
The glistening stars in the sky
The peaceful and calming factor of the night
And the still quietness that allows for pure undisturbed rest...
I would love even more to be awake
Awake to a world of endless opportunities that awaits me
Awake to God's faithfulness
Awake to life and all its beauty
Awake to the realization that sometimes sleep just doesn't come and you shouldn't lose sleep over it
And so, night came and passed, and I stayed awake!