Well, it is that time when the birds start to chirp and I’m burdened with a troubling decision. I need to go to church in the morning but if I go to sleep now I know I might not have the will power to get myself out of bed to go. So do I simply stay up? One might ask, “Well why didn’t you go to bed earlier?” My answer to that question is I did. But sleep comes at odd times for my weary soul and it is a true burden that follows me around wherever I go.
I tossed and turned for the last two hours before taking my laptop and going out to the front room just to be in a different location. Now I’m writing to you about all my troubles. Why can’t I sleep? I’m sure there are a multitude of reasons, but I’m not going to delve into that topic right now, for now just let me write, just let me write.

Do you ever just read hymns? Singing them is great and really good with the music but at least for me I never look at the hymns unless I’m singing them in church. Hymns are some of the most beautiful poetry I’ve ever read.
When such a friend from us departs,We hold forever in our heartsA sweet and hallowed memory,Bringing us nearer, Lord, to thee.
How can one describe this feeling better than this verse in the hymn Each Life That Touches Ours For Good. So powerful is the memory of true friendship. When I think of the very best friends I’ve ever had I literally remember them with my heart. It is strange but I see scenes of my fondest memories almost as a projector screen that is in my chest, not my head. As a vivid, yet soft imprint of moments in time that play across my heart. I don’t know how else to describe it. The heart remembers better then the mind does, at least aspects of the most important degree.
Well, I think I am going to go to sleep because I am really tired now. It is already daylight out and church is at ten. All I can ask is that you pray for me to be able to have the strength to do the right thing. Even though you’ll have probably read this after my church is long over with I kind of have a funny belief. Since God doesn’t work on the same time table as us, and He beholds the past, present, and future all before Him at once, I believe pray works in a similar fashion. We pray for people in the here and now and for the upcoming future, but is it possible that our prayers can even transcend backward in time? I honestly don’t see why not. If anything is possible I choose to believe this is. It might be a child like thought but I’d rather kick back and say, “Why not?” Rather than being a mean old grump that says, “That’s stupid, where did you get such a dumb idea…” So, I choose to believe we can pray for people in the past and that was a long explanation so I suppose I need to just go to bed right now… so thanks and goodnight.