Sleep?

John 15:7

7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.

I greet this morning after a mostly sleepless night.  And now as I prepare to go off to work, I am so very tired.  I think of passages in the Bible that remind of how God grants rest to the weary, and how Christians should not be wearing in doing what is right, and all I can think of is how weary I truly am.

So I look for comfort in these words of John from the "vineyard" text in John where we are reminded that we can do nothing apart from God, because God remains in us as we remain in God.  We are the branches of this great vine.  And for a moment, I find a bit of strength.  When I cannot rely on my own level of energy, or my own strength, there is someone whose energy upon which I may rely - from whom I may draw strength.

Today I am thankful for another day - another opportunity to walk with the Lord, to discover who I am and my connection to the one true Vine.