Bedtime or Wake-up time?

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Good morning – whether it’s the start of your day, or the end of a long night. Whether your shift is just over or just begun. I’ve had jobs where it could be either. As a stand-up comedian, it’s lots of late nights and driving cross-country. I once performed at a student ball, where my stage-time was 3am. And I was one of the early acts! The headliner went on at 4:30am – not your standard comedy show, to have the rising sun add to your stage lighting. I got home from that gig at about 5am, and while that was a rarity, it’s quite usual for me to quietly sneak up the stairs at 1 or 2 in the morning, trying not to wake the kids. But I wear other hats. For a while I presented an early morning live radio show, an hour’s drive away. For that shift, I’d leave home at about 3am. My wife found it highly confusing. Sometimes, middle of the night, she’d hear me on the landing, and sleepily ask if I was just getting in or just going out. So if that’s you, if you don’t know whether you’re coming or going, or even if you know full well that this is always your wake-up call or your bedtime, I pray that God looks out for you as you rise, as you rest, off to work or done with work. May you be blessed in all you do in the day ahead, whether your next hours are full of chores or snores. And I give thanks for all who keep the world ticking over, thanks to early alarms or late pillows. Bless you today. Amen