Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Now I lay me dow to sleep

 


"Now I lay me down to sleep"

The little girl began her nighttime prayer

"I pray the Lord my soul to keep"

Fully putting her trust in her Lord and Savior


However the last two lines she leaves out

Not because she doesn't trust that the Lord will take her soul if she fails to wake up

But because she adds two of her own

"If by day break you call me home"

"Don't let my mother live alone"


Her father was a soldier who died in combat 

Her mom has tried to move on

But with little success 

Most men want to be with her for the wrong reasons

Or they want nothing to do with a child that's not theirs


So the little girl has said her nightly prayers in this fashion 

In hopes God will send the right man her mom's way

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