Now I lay me

“Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.”- Isaiah 26:4

Last night as Little and I were sitting in his bed, he asked if we could do the prayer.  So we started out with our nightly prayer of Now I lay me...down to sleep.

We have said this prayer so many times with our kids, that sometimes I think in my mind I forget that I am actually talking to God as we are saying it.  Little is so innocent.  He lays in his bed and says the words with such animation.  He emphasizes the word "die" every night...and it makes me shudder every time.  But that is how we've always said this prayer..."If I die before I wake...I pray the Lord my soul to take".  I would change it, but it is kind of an important part.  If we die before we wake...we would want God to take our souls.  Plain and simple.

Sometimes when I lay down in bed to pray...my prayers are so complex.  I have so many prayer requests and so many things on my mind...that half the time I fall asleep before I finish.  So last night, I tried the simple prayer that I say with the boys...

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

Not a lot of room for requests...or confusion.  Just a simple request for God to take my soul if I don't get to talk to him tomorrow.  This thought became a reality too near and dear this week...so I decided I am done being almost ready.  My life is His.  My children are His.  My marriage is His.  And I just want Him to know that if I die before I wake...my soul is His as well.

I have posted this video before, but it is one of my all time favorites of Little.  He was 18 months old...and I just love watching him say this prayer.  I have taken video of him saying it several times and I'll see if I can post them too.  Have a blessed day!
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