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God, Give Me Peace Tonight | A Night Prayer Before Sleep · The Power of Prayer

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  Heavenly father, before I close my eyes tonight,
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  there is something I need to place in your hands.
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  Everything I could not finish. Everything I could
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  not fix. And everything I'm afraid to face tomorrow.
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  Room is becoming quiet, but my thoughts are still
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  moving. I remember conversations I wish had gone
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  differently. I think about responsibilities waiting
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  for me. Part of me is tired enough to sleep.
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  While another part keeps searching for answers.
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  Meet me in this moment. Help me stop rehearsing
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  tomorrow. Long enough to receive the rest I need
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  tonight. I come to you without hiding how this
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  day has felt. For moments when I was patient.
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  Moments when frustration shaped. There were things
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  I handled well and things I would do differently
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  if I could begin again. Thank you for hearing
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  all of it. Forgive me for the harm I caused through
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  careless words or selfish choices. Show me what
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  needs an apology and what needs to change. Give
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  me courage to make things right when morning
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  comes. Help me receive your mercy without spending
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  these quiet hours punishing myself. Father, I
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  bring you the burdens of the people I love. I
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  wish I could protect them from every disappointment.
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  I wish I always knew what to say and how to Teach
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  me to love them faithfully or remembering that
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  I cannot control every part of their lives. Watch
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  over those who are far from home. Comfort those
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  who are grieving, strengthen those caring for
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  someone who is ill. Bring companionship to the
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  person who's gone through this whole day without
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  anyone asking how they feel. Help us notice one
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  another. Make us willing to offer a meal, a listening
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  ear, a thoughtful message, or practical help.
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  When we can, as I lie down, help me least the
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  tension I have carried in my body. Let my shoulders
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  relax. Let my hands become still. Let my breathing
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  settle into a gentle rhythm. When a troubling
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  thought returns, remind me that I can bring it
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  to you again. I do not have to follow every fear
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  to its darking conclusion. Help me recognize
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  what needs attention tomorrow and leave alone
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  tonight. Know the concerns I find difficult to
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  say aloud. You know of the uncertainty about
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  money, the strain in relationships, and the decisions
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  I have been postponing. Give me wisdom. Face
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  these things with honesty. Guide me toward trustworthy
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  advice and the help I need. Jesus, when I feel
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  alone in the darkness, remind me of your invitation
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  to come to you with my burden. Let that invitation
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  become personal to me. Help me believe that I
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  can pray with unfinished thoughts. I'm not meaning
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  to make this moment impressive. I might have
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  overlooked today for water to drink. Someone
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  who showed patience. I've made a difficult hour
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  to bring you the disappointment. I have tried
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  to dismiss. Something mattered to me.