sleeplessness

¹⁰For you, O Lord, have established me singularly in hope.

²⁴When you slumber, you shall not fear. When you rest, your sleep also will be sweet.

²⁴When you slumber, you shall not fear. When you rest, your sleep also will be sweet. ²⁵Do not fear unexpected terror, nor the power of the impious falling upon you. ²⁶For the Lord will be at your side, and he will guard your feet, so that you may not be seized.

²¹My son, let not these things move away from your eyes. Preserve law as well as counsel. ²²And so shall there be life in your soul and grace in your voice. ²³Then you shall walk confidently in your way, and your feet will not stumble. ²⁴When you slumber, you shall not fear. When you rest, your sleep also will be sweet. ²⁵Do not fear unexpected terror, nor the power of the impious falling upon you. ²⁶For the Lord will be at your side, and he will guard your feet, so that you may not be seized.

⁵But if anyone among you is in need of wisdom, let him petition God, who gives abundantly to all without reproach, and it shall be given to him. ⁶But he should ask with faith, doubting nothing. For he who doubts is like a wave on the ocean, which is moved about by the wind and carried away; ⁷then a man should not consider that he would receive anything from the Lord.

²And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.

⁴But in all things, let us exhibit ourselves as ministers of God with great patience: through tribulation, difficulties, and distress; ⁵despite wounds, imprisonment, and rebellion; with hard work, vigilance, and fasting;

⁶But without faith, it is impossible to please God. For whoever approaches God must believe that he exists, and that he rewards those who seek him.

¹⁶And he withdrew into the desert and prayed.

¹Now there was a man among the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. ²He went to Jesus at night, and he said to him: “Rabbi, we know that you have arrived as a teacher from God. For no one would be able to accomplish these signs, which you accomplish, unless God were with him.” ³Jesus responded and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn anew, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.” ⁴Nicodemus said to him: “How could a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be reborn?” ⁵Jesus responded: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn by water and the Holy Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God. ⁶What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

²¹My son, let not these things move away from your eyes. Preserve law as well as counsel. ²²And so shall there be life in your soul and grace in your voice. ²³Then you shall walk confidently in your way, and your feet will not stumble. ²⁴When you slumber, you shall not fear. When you rest, your sleep also will be sweet.

¹“Do not let your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe in me also. ²In my Father’s house, there are many dwelling places. If there were not, I would have told you. For I go to prepare a place for you. ³And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will return again, and then I will take you to myself, so that where I am, you also may be. ⁴And you know where I am going. And you know the way.” ⁵Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” ⁶Jesus said to him: “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

²It is in vain that you rise before daylight, that you rise up after you have sat down, you who chew the bread of sorrow. Whereas, to his beloved, he will give sleep.

²⁵And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your sins.

³And you have patient endurance for the sake of my name, and you have not fallen away.

³You ask and you do not receive, because you ask badly, so that you may use it toward your own desires.