A Prayer for Restful Sleep

Lord, give me sleep tonight — real rest, the kind You designed my body to need and my heart to receive.

Slow my breathing. Loosen my shoulders. Take the day's noise out of my ears.

You give sleep to those You love, so I'll stop trying to earn it and simply receive it.

Watch over me until morning.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

When to Pray This

Pray this lying down, eyes closed, at the pace of your own breathing. It's deliberately short — a prayer for falling asleep shouldn't keep you awake.

A Verse to Hold On To

"It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep." — Psalm 127:2 (KJV)