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Sleep Debt Research Paper

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Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is to take a nap. The average amount of sleep for Americans declined from more than nine hours per night in 1850 to seven hours in 1990. Other studies verify what most of us know by experience, that many are operating with a serious "sleep debt." This is a common dilemma among first responders. While it's true that both Jesus (see Luke 6:12) and the apostle Paul (see 2 Corinthians 6:5) occasionally were up all night for the sake of the kingdom of God, the Bible also tells us this about our Heavenly Father: "He gives His beloved sleep" (Psalm 127:2). It is this verse that causes me to think at times I’m not one of His beloved because sleep comes erratically at best. Can we do something to help

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