Prayer For A Good Night Sleep - Release Your Day

Hello,

This is Anna Barreto and here is a prayer for a good night's sleep.

Dear God,

It's me again.

Winding down after another full day of being,

Well,

Just me.

You saw it all,

The moments I smile for others when I needed a hug,

When I talk too much,

The judging,

The racing thoughts about my life and my opinions about all the things that didn't belong on my plate.

You saw the dozen things I crossed off my list,

The then I added,

The few I forgot.

You must have had a good laugh,

Didn't you?

I'm getting better at being rather than doing.

As I lie down tonight,

I ask for one sacred thing,

Rest.

Yes,

I ask for rest.

Not just the kind that closes my eyes,

But the kind that quiets the world inside me.

You know the ones.

The endless to-do list that sneaks into my dreams.

The little voice that says I should have done more,

Been more,

Or said less.

Please hush those voices tonight.

Wrap me in your softness.

Let your peace settle over me like a warm blanket.

Remind every cell in my body that it's safe to let go,

That the world can wait,

That I am held tonight.

You made nightfall for a reason,

So we could stop pretending to be superhuman and just be human.

So tonight,

I'm putting down my cape,

My worries,

My shoes,

And even my bra,

Hallelujah.

Thank you for this body,

Even when it aches.

Thank you for this mind,

Even when it won't stop spinning.

Thank you for this heart,

Even when it feels too much.

They've all done the best today.

Bless my dreams.

Make them a playground for my soul.

Help me wake up tomorrow feeling like the sunrise kissed me back to life.

You know the kind.

And if you feel like it,

Could you send me one more of those dreams where I'm floating over a field of flowers with dancing with joy in my pajamas?

That would be very nice.

Thank you for loving me exactly as I am,

Messy hair and all.

Amen.