Now I lay me down to sleep...

Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless
the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.

                                                         Book of Common Prayer

Is the picture of Jesus really so juvenile to be a turn off for most people.  I wonder.  Despite all our maturity, who are we really in the arms of Jesus?  Perhaps as we go to bed, this picture can set the day in perspective.  Who are we really before Jesus? 

Most of us grew up with “Now I lay me down to sleep.” Now, I suspect that many of us (including myself at times!) just fall into bed.  This prayer from the service of Compline comes from The Book of Common Prayer.   I like to keep a prayer at my bedside just to read before I go to bed.  I like to have that one thought in my mind rather than the many that race through from the day