Heaven's Light

I cannot lay me down to sleep;

All my horrid thoughts I’ll keep,

Swirling like the dirt amassed

In a whirlwind that’s not passed.

Tenderly, please, I implore,

Let me not feel terribly sore

The burdens of another soul

That currently my light does dull.

Remind me, God, of all I am,

Who I’m not, and where I stand.

Remind me, please, of Heaven’s light;

That in my small world, all can be right.

I don’t have to let it into me,

It’s not who I am, not who I’ll be.

Calm my heart, it’s worried so

About what will be, if this will go

Someplace I’ll wish I’d left before

It was not a home, but a prison more.

Strengthen my courage, it’s stretched so thin,

I know I must work, but where to begin?

I’ll start by laying me down to sleep,

But my soul, dear Father, is Yours to keep.

As sweet escape is granted me,

The angels watch so lovingly.

As I seek repose through the dark of night,

Please let me bask in Heaven’s light.

December 5, 2013