Saying a night prayer at bedtime is a wonderful way to let go of stress and find peace before sleep.
Baby prayers for bedtime.
Here are 15 easy bedtime prayers for children to start with.
This will help to teach your children how to give thanks to the lord and how to show their appreciation for the blessings in their lives.
Studies have shown that spending some time each night on self reflection and prayer reduces stress levels in both adults and children.
Safety prayer heavenly father i want to thank you for the many blessings that you have given me today.
Now i lay me down to sleep i pray the lord my soul to keep.
Saying bedtime prayers helps reduce stress.
If i should die before i wake i pray the lord my soul to take.
Thank you for your love and protection.
One of the best bedtime prayers you can pray is a prayer for your baby s character.
Praying increases feelings of calmness and wellness thus reducing the ill effects of stress.
As you pray together you can explain to them what each prayer means and how they can talk to god and depend on him for everything in life.
Loving father you have graciously given us the night time for slumber and sleep so that we may be rested and refreshed in body soul and spirit but all to often the imagination of our hearts the thoughts of our minds and the difficulties that we are facing in life conjure up unwholesome imagination and unpleasant mental pictures which all too often interrupt.
With the knowledge that they were created in the image of god for a good and pleasing purpose you can pray.
No matter what you faced today talking to god at bedtime will calm your soul and mind.
Popular child s bedtime prayer 18th century.
Now i lay me down to sleep i pray the lord my soul to keep.
A part of your nightly bedtime routine should be a nighttime prayer.
Alternative version for children.
You can use a traditional blessing or recite any of these catholic bedtime prayers for children.
May god guard me through the night and wake me with the morning s light.
A bedtime prayer is a perfect way to give thanks for the blessing of the day and to pray for hope for tomorrow.
Here are some of the best original christian bedtime prayers for adults.
Now i lay me down to sleep i pray the lord my soul to keep watch and guard me through the night and wake me with the morning light.
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Now i lay me down to sleep.
This traditional bedtime prayer for children can be recited every night.