How to Pray Before Bed to Give Your Soul Rest With These Peace Verses
Do you still say the bedtime prayer you grew up with, the one about your soul being taken in the night, without ever stopping to think about what those words actually say?
Have you ever wondered if a 300-year-old prayer is shaping your child’s first ideas about sleep, death, and God, ideas that might be building fear instead of trust?
What if you could replace it with something that actually matches what scripture says about your soul, and hand your kids a bedtime prayer that leaves them resting instead of wondering?
Listen to Episode 80 | How to Pray Before Bed to Give Your Soul Rest With These Peace Verses
In this episode, Ash takes apart “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep” line by line, the prayer she said as a kid and tried to pass on to her own toddler before stopping mid-sentence. She digs into what the Bible actually says the soul is, and why a prayer written to comfort parents ended up teaching kids to fear sleep instead.
Ash also shares the childhood nightmares she carried into adulthood, why this exact prayer keeps showing up in horror movies, and the new bedtime prayer she wrote to replace it, one built on rest instead of fear. If you’ve ever recited a prayer out of fear instead of faith, or wondered what you’re really handing your kids before they fall asleep, this episode is for you.
Free Resource: Take the free quiz to find out where you are in your faith — and get a personalized guide made for exactly where you’re standing → https://www.ashdion.com/quiz
Printable: Grab the new bedtime prayer Ash wrote → https://www.ashdion.com/bedtimeprayer
Blog Post: Read the full episode blog post → https://www.ashdion.com/episode-80
Scripture Referenced:
- Psalm 62:1
- Psalm 62:5
- Psalm 116:7
Contact → hello@ashdion.com
Next Steps:
1: Join the free Facebook group, Bible Study and Devotional for Moms — where we do micro Bible studies using the GROW method → https://www.facebook.com/groups/bemightymom
2: Take the free quiz to find out where you are in your faith and get your personalized guide → https://www.ashdion.com/quiz
3: Book a free discovery call with Ash to work with her → https://www.ashdion.com/discovery
God, Really? is for the mom wondering, “Is God Good?” during hard times. Through Bible Verses for Mom, Healing Scriptures, and Peace Verses, she learns the truth about God’s goodness and stops blaming Him when things go wrong. She learns how to pray, how to study the Bible, and how to live in peace with God.
