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| I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the Lord sustains me. I am not afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me round about. (Ps 3,5-6) I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; In the night also my heart instructs me. I keep the Lord always before me; Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. (Ps 16,7-8) |
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| It is important to sleep not only for the physical rest but for the health of the mind and spirit, too. The rest of sleep gives us new energy and strength to wake up fresh next day. As in the normal sleep we detach from the world and our mind can reorganize itself so it is important to detach ourselves periodically for the same reason. This detachment can be our daily prayertime or retreat where we get a distance also physically from the place where we live. A good retreat is a real vacation in God where we are able to rest physically, emotionally and spiritually, too. As after a good sleep we wake up renewed and after a vacation we feel new strength and enthusiasm for living so after our silent meditation or retreat we are more awake spiritually and psychologically too. When we are sleeping our mind remains at work, mostly the unconscious part which expresses itself in the language of dreams and without the resistance of consciousness we are more open for the work of the Spirit in us. I think that it is good before falling asleep invoke the Holy Spirit to come in us and heal us during our sleep. We can make our own the words of the Song of Songs: �I sleep, but my heart is awake� (cfr. Song 5,2). | |||||||||||||
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