My eyes are awake

  before the watches of the night,

that I may meditate

           on Your promises.

                Psalm 119. 148

(What should I do

when I awake in the night?

Worry

          or pray?

Panic

  or meditate on the Almighty?

Fear and despair

  or listen to His still small voice?

God's purposes are embedded

   even in what we see

   as a disruption.)

O LORD,

Every moment,

    turn my eyes to You.

Help me to know Your Presence

     even in the dark,

to be embraced by You

    even in the silence,

not losing sleep

but gaining strength

           for the coming day.

Whatever sleep I get,

O LORD, make it enough.