Jesus is about to die. His next to final words from the cross are a prayer that God will keep his soul – like the child’s prayer, “Now I lay me down to sleep.” Jesus prays as a child to his Father, a memorized prayer that speaks of total trust – in life and in death. When Jesus committed his Spirit into the hands of his Father, he guaranteed for us that same assurance- that as I lay me down to sleep, the Lord will my soul keep. April 1, 10 a.m.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Now I lay me down to sleep...
Jesus is about to die. His next to final words from the cross are a prayer that God will keep his soul – like the child’s prayer, “Now I lay me down to sleep.” Jesus prays as a child to his Father, a memorized prayer that speaks of total trust – in life and in death. When Jesus committed his Spirit into the hands of his Father, he guaranteed for us that same assurance- that as I lay me down to sleep, the Lord will my soul keep. April 1, 10 a.m.
