Heavenly Father,
I come before You tonight with a grateful heart. Thank You for the blessings of this day and for the gift of life. I ask for Your forgiveness for any sins I have committed and for Your protection as I lay down to rest.
I trust in Your love and Your plan for my life. I thank You for Your grace and mercy. I pray for those I love, for my family and friends, and for all those in need. I ask that You would watch over them and keep them safe.
I humbly pray for Your guidance and wisdom in all that I do. I pray for peace in my heart and in the world. I trust in Your goodness and Your faithfulness, and I rest in Your love.
Thank You for being my rock and my salvation. I pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.
Suggested Bible Readings
Psalm 4:8 ESV
In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 91:1-2 ESV
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
Isaiah 26:3 ESV
You keep him in perfect peace
whose mind is stayed on you,
because he trusts in you.
Psalm 23:1-3 ESV
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
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