Prayer for May 21, 2022

May your calming presence be felt, Healing God, for those whose minds are so busy with thought that they struggle to sleep. Help the random thoughts, anxieties, and inevitable deadlines disappear when they are sleeping and help them to find rest. May they awaken refreshed at a reasonable hour and ready to meet the day ahead. Nothing we do in life, other than dealing with an immediate emergency (changing diapers of a crying baby, sick family member, fire, etc), requires our attention while we recharge our batteries. Let us find ways of release and relaxation so that we are ready for what lies before us. All this we ask in the name of the God who called us to take Sabbath. Amen