Now I lay me down to sleep ...

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Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.

When I was a little kid, that's what I prayed at bedtime.

Bless O Lord this food to our use
And us to thy service.
Make us ever mindful of the needs
Of others. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Before meals I prayed the above.

Obviously, I wasn't a JW at that tender and vulnerable stage of early life. Little could I imagine the necessity of praying for the Governing Body and the worldwide brotherhood ...

Did you have your own private prayers when you were a child?

CoCo

WTWizard

Like this one?

"Dear Satan,
Please help me to escape the effect of religion!"

SPAZnik

I prayed for peace of mind.

I prayed for everything to get better.

I'm closer than ever to both.

LouBelle

So when I read that thread heading I thought of Metallicas' Enter Sandman song.

Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray the lord my soul to keep
If I die before I wake
Pray the lord my soul to take

Hush little baby, dont say a word
And never mind that noise you heard
Its just the beast under your bed,
In your closet, in your head

Exit light
Enter night
Grain of sand

Say your prayers little one
Dont forget, my son
To include everyone

Tuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
Till the sandman he comes

Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight

Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
Off to never never land

SPAZnik

Does this count as a prayer?

Good night, sleep tight,
Don't let the bed bugs bite.
If they do
Take a shoe
And squish 'em all
Against the wall.

I seem to recall my family saying this to each other at night sometimes when we were young.

chickpea

we said this version of grace before meals>>>

bless us, o lord

and these thy gifts,

which we are about

to receive, through

the bountiful hand

of christ our lord.

amen

i graduated to this one>>>>

take and eat,

in determination

and gladness,

so that you,

in the same manner,

may give lovingly

to others. amen.

DJK

I always prayed for new parents, of the Catholic type.

Never thought to put it into rhyme, maybe that would have done the trick.

R.Crusoe

Now I pray,

If I should go this day,

Thank you!

sparrow

dear wifeth, please let thiy be horny, and let thiy get crazy tonight. Tomorrow I pray my motorcycle start and aftermarket exhaust function so as to give me more power. And if tho see it in his presence, I pray no cops will have functioning radars. This my lord will be a great 24 hours.

Thanks and goodnight (after this last wine that is)

R.Crusoe

If there is anything to wake up for when you close your eyes, no matter what you just did, life is usually good!

I forgot that feeling some years ago after doing it purely 100% for my kids, since I gave up on me for about 18 years, when a 5 month high came along after I divorced aged about 40 (just starting to feel glad to be me on more mornings than I'd ever done since my teens!) before life changed again and it hasn't returned.

I'm pretty sure it is gone!

Interesting truth but can't imagine it returning!

Maybe that's a place others struggle to find!

Who knows? After years of it how to escape it?

Now I lay me down to sleep ...

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