Holy Lord,
What a day this has been. Yet now I find myself here with you, ready to offer my body and mind to you completely in perfect surrender. Yes, I surrender all I am to you, Lord. You, who created me and who knows every intimate aspect of my heart and soul, I implore you to hold me close. I give all I am over to you entirely, holding nothing back.
You are Jehovah Rapha, the Lord that Heals, and I ask you, please, to heal my body and my mind while I sleep. Give me true and perfect rest as I bow to you in humble submission. Cleanse me of all unrighteousness, and refresh my soul for your perfect purpose.
I know that tomorrow is a beautiful new day, with joy and hope I cannot even begin to imagine. So, as I give myself over to you, release the old and usher in the new. Guard me as I rest and renew my strength within me.
I know that you alone provide perfect and restorative rest, the kind of rest no human can achieve on their own. As the psalmist says in Psalm 4:8, “In peace, I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.”
Blessed are you, Lord of Lords and King of Kings, now and forever.
Amen.
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