When

I worked in full-time youth ministry, I was available to students

24/7. I would play board games with them until very late at night,

meet them for coffee any time of day or night, and get up early to

have breakfast with them. I loved those times with students, but they

were exhausting! I was younger then and maybe didn’t need as much

sleep as I do now. Just thinking back to those days makes me feel

like I need a nap!

How

fortunate for us that Jesus doesn’t get exhausted! During his

teaching ministry on earth, he needed sleep and times of refreshment

away from peo­ple, but today, at the right hand of God, he is

praying for us always. Even when he was living here, he didn’t tell

Nicodemus not to bother him at night. Jesus was available to people

who wanted to spend time with him.

The

same is true today. When I wake up in the middle of the night worried

about things at work, or my family, or whatever else is going on in

my life, Jesus is there to listen to me. When our kids can’t sleep,

we remind them to tell God what is bothering them.

Our

faith can be formed at any time and in any circumstance. Faith

formation doesn’t take time off at night or on the weekends. It

happens all the time. And Jesus is waiting for us and listening to us

all the time. Don’t be afraid to go to him at any time.