Evening Peace & Gratitude Prayer

Sink into sleep with this evening prayer, a practice to help you sense peace and gratitude as the day winds down. This short practice can be listened to once you have crawled into bed or just before you do so.

Music credit: Adrift by Christopher Lloyd Clarke. Licensed by Enlightened Audio.

Transcript

Dear Divine,

As this day behind wraps up in space and time,

Allow me to say thank you for today.

Thank you for the beauty that shone through,

For the teachings tough but true,

For the blessing of each breath and all of my senses.

In this moment I release my defenses and surrender,

Turning down the light and slipping into night.

From head to toe I invite my body to let go.

Each inhale I welcome peace and each exhale I release.

For this moment is all I need.

And before I drift to sleep,

I count three gifts that are here with me as I speak.

Count them now.

One,

Two,

Three.

And as the sky becomes dark,

I recognize this day's long and beautiful arc.

And as time it slows and my eyes come to close,

My forehead melts and I soften everywhere else.

And from this restful place,

I am honored by your grace,

For in this moment I am safe.

May I and all the world be safe.

May I and all the world know love and peace and care.

This whole blue earth we share.

Earth,

I offer you this prayer.

May all the world know love and peace and care.

And one last time for tonight,

My gratitude.

I honor and appreciate your magnitude.

From dark to light,

From earth to sky,

I melt with a sigh.

Thank you.

One last time,

Before I close my eyes,

See you at sunrise.

Reviews

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Thank you for such a lovely way to close out this day.

I loved it! This will be my new end of the day meditation.

Beautifully written, stunningly delivered! I think I will need to listen to this nightly. Blessings…🙏

I have listened to this meditation countless times. I could never be able to capture how important this is for me. Beautiful words from an equally beautiful soul. 🙏🏻

This is so beautiful. Today more than ever, I needed something like this. My heart has been so heavy with the state of the world lately. And I’m grateful to have found this prayer. I plan to book mark it and make it part of my daily evening routine. Thank you so much for sharing. Namaste. 🙏🏽

An absolutely beautiful way to end the day. I’m adding this to my bedtime playlist. Thank you.

Beautiful. I will take this meditation outside next time - to give thanks to the earth and sky 🖤

What a beautifully poetic prayer to end the day and begin sleep. Thank you!

This is nice succinct meditation to end the day in an appreciative manner. I will use it often. Thank you.

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