Welcome to the bedtime story, our father's compassionate embrace, taken from Luke 15.

Right now, you can relax completely as we experience the love of God who rescues his lost children.

Take a deep breath and hold it for a few moments now exhale let go of every thought and concern you've had throughout the day and replace them one by one with the peace of

Jesus Christ he fills you he protects you he surrounds you and keeps you he wants the best for you and has given you the gift of sleep in this moment

so that you may fully experience his supernatural rest once you were lost in confusion

darkness and discomfort but now you are found in his love and in his light you are safe and free to

gently drift off to sleep as we open in prayer good and caring father thank you for all that you have provided for me.

Your careful attention to my life assures me that I am loved by you and I can be still

in your presence.

Lord, I pray that you help me now to find the peace that surpasses all understanding as your calm overtakes me.

I release to you all of my worries and distractions and receive the blessing of your inheritance and provision.

I trust in your good plan for my life and pray that you help me to meditate on your goodness

and faithfulness as I fall asleep and dream.

Imagine that you are the child of a very wealthy family.

You live in an extraordinary home that sprawls across vast property

with acres of forests, fruit trees, wildlife, and meandering streams.

Picture yourself walking through lush gardens of carefully manicured hedges and filled with

colorful flowers. As the sun sinks to the horizon, it casts a deep golden hue against

sculptures and fountains that trickle over moss-covered stones

and into shallow pools of cool, clear water. The savory sense of dinner drift toward you as you

move slowly back toward the house for an evening feast.

The presence of God surrounds you and lets you know that even beyond all of these earthly

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