Good morning to everyone. Grace and Peace be with you.

How are you all doing today? Did you sleep well, with beautifully peaceful dreams that helped you in waking up in a calm and refreshed feeling? Was your pillow a part of your body now, not wanting to separate? Did the mattress hold on to you with that special hug that says that you are needed to fill a void in ‘their’ life? I pray all that is true. It was for me. Though I did not sleep the recommended amount of time, my body said that I slept exactly what it wanted and needed; so Merry Christmas … you have a good day today. I said thank you and gave my body its coffee.

So, I have another question. What if … What if we treated God’s Word in the same manner as described above? A pillow of hope that connects to the soul. A mattress of comfort that holds us close and never wants us to leave. A blanket of security to shield us from the storm. What if we thought of God’s Love and devotion to us in that way, and treated him with the same reverence as we do when we do not want to get out of bed for work? How we shut off the alarms and hit the snooze, roll over, pull that blanket up around our chin, bury our heads into that comfy pillow as we sink even further into the mattress. What if we treated God like that? His Word with such an invitation? Can you imagine how peaceful and spiritually blissful our lives would be?

I know two things to be true in this comparison … first, when I get a wonderful night’s sleep, I feel fantastic in the morning. Second, when I bury my mind and heart in God’s word, I am better than fantastic.

Today I want to encourage you to seek that peace with Him. Seek that arena of bliss. Embrace that devotion of Love. Allow yourself to sink into His presence as He shields you from the days' mega storms and sets your mind at ease in the comfort of his chest.

Be blessed.

**Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.—1 Peter 3:4