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Sleep Stealers

TODAY’S READING: Psalm 4:1–8

In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. -Psalm 4:8 (NIV)

After Ambrose (ad 340–397) became bishop of Milan, he introduced a new kind of music to the church that borrowed from Eastern styles. Some folks didn’t approve of this “radical” development, but the new form took hold. Several of Ambrose’s hymns survive to this day. A translation of one of them, “Before the Ending of the Day,” says:

From all ill dreams defend our eyes

From nightly fears and fantasies.

Such things threaten the rest God intends for us, so Ambrose’s hymn appeals to God to protect us even as we sleep.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SrA John Monette SPC Nancy Greene SGT Mark Anderson SFC Bernard Walko GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SGT Steve McFarland