Letting Go

...he who watches over you will not fall asleep.

 - Psalm 121

This is a comforting thought.

A preacher once said that our attitude should be, when we have fretful, sleepless nights: "Lord, this is your problem now. I'm going to bed."

The statement is Scriptural., and is found right here in the referenced passage.

We really should cast all our cares on Him. The time to do this is at bedtime. If your faith is strong, you should be able to relax and go to sleep.

But now, our trust and our faith - our letting go - often requires some action on our part. You can't let go without loosening your grip. You have to move your hands to let go. You have to move.

And getting into God's work, letting Him go to work, means we have to do something, usually let go of something, so that He can move us.

Lent is about giving up and letting go. Deny things to ourselves. Sacrifice. And this is what faith is all about. It's okay. He never sleeps.