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This rich treasury of prayers for the night aims to soothe, reassure, calm, strengthen, delight and restore.
Compiled by one of Britain's foremost collectors, the prayers are arranged in categories to help you find just what you need:
At the end of a busy day At the end of a happy/special day When it's all gone wrong When someone is ill When you're worried When you're stressed out When you need guidance Saying thank you at the end of the day Confession When you're feeling lonely Prayers for protection Night vigils For people who work at night For a difficult day tomorrow Night as a time for intimacy and love The healing aspect of sleep God in the darkness Angels For sweet dreams Approaching the end of life Bedtime prayers for children and young people Christmas, New Year, Easter, Sundays The unsleeping church.
Introduction
At the end of a busy day
2 At the end of a happy/special day
When it's all gone wrong
4 When someone is ill
5 When you're worried
6 When you're stressed out and can't switch off
7 When you need guidance
8 Saying thank you at the end of the day
9 Keeping short accounts with God
10 When you're feeling lonely
11 When you can't sleep
12 Prayers for protection
13 Night vigils
14 For people who work at night
15 For a difficult day tomorrow
16 The night as a time for intimacy and love
17 The healing aspect of sleep
18 God in the darkness
19 Angels
20 For sweet dreams 67
21 Approaching the end of life 70
22 Bedtime prayers for children and young people 74
23 Christmas, New Year, Easter, Sundays: special times
and seasons 78
24 The unsleeping Church 83
Acknowledgements 85
Index of authors 91
Index of first lines 94