A theology of sleep

Fellow Labourers-

Today's subject heading is very apt as we consider our convention theme-Fear Not! God is our refuge.

There are so many people who are afraid to sleep lest they do not wake up. Just think about this for a while. We all must die, yet we are afraid of dying so we would try to avoid anything that remind us of death. At funerals we tell loved ones that their family members are gone to a better place, yet we ourselves are afraid to leave and go to that better place.

Sometimes when we cry because of pain, is it the pain that makes us cry or the fear of death.

Robert A. Stewart