It's amazing how sleep deprivation affects so many people

Folks at church seemed to be a bit more alert yesterday morning?  Could it be the extra hour of sleep contributed to this?  It's amazing how much sleep deprivation affects so many people.  For some reason, sleep and rest is perceived by many as "waste of time".  So instead of sleeping a fair number of hours each night, finding times of rest during day, or simply slowing down a bit, some put the "pedal to the metal" and drive themselves relentlessly.  Thus living on "fumes".   Running out of "gas".  Replacing sleep and rest with Starbucks.    LISTEN....even Jesus pulled away for seasons of rest.  Remember the boat in the storm?  The Master was sleeping inside of it!   Seriously, if Jesus Himself pulled away to rest, who are we not to do the same?  Soooo.....may I suggest that this evening you start unwinding down a little earlier (we heard someone referring to this as "gowning down"), skip catching up on FB, spend time in God's Word, and hit the sack early!