Sleep is a nightly act of trust. You close your eyes and God keeps the world running.

Every night you stop being in charge for eight hours and nothing you were worrying about requires your supervision. Sleep is the one thing you cannot do while gripping, which is probably why worry ruins it so reliably. Closing your eyes is a small practical admission that God is running the world and you are not.

When you lie down tonight, hand over the specific thing you were planning to think about. Say it once, name it, and let that be the end of the shift. Going to sleep can be an act of trust rather than a failure to solve anything.