O Lord, my nighttime fears are very real,
but so, too, is your love for me.
Help me take into my heart your desire for my safety,
and bring upon me a nightly peace
that erases all my anxiety and lets me sleep calmly,
to awaken refreshed
and fearful no more.
source: Copyright (c) 2005 by Maureen Pratt. From “Peace in the Storm: Meditations on Chronic Pain and Illness” by Maureen Pratt, published by Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc. Reprinted with permission.