Christian Sleep Meditation

Ease into a restful night's sleep with this Christian meditation practice. In this practice, Vanessa shares bible verses intertwined with a guided relaxation to find rest for your soul. Verses mentioned: Proverbs 3:24, Psalm 3:5, Psalm 46:10, Matthew 6:34, Psalm 91:1,5,11, Psalm 4:8, Matthew 11:28-30, John 14:27, Peter 5:7, and Psalm 116:7.

Transcript

Psalm 116 verse 7,

Return to your rest my soul for the Lord has been good to you.

As you climb into bed and get comfortable underneath all of your blankets,

Covers,

And on top of your pillows,

Allow yourself to make any shifts that will allow you to land in a place of ease.

As you let go of the day behind you,

Know that it's okay to put all of your worries,

The do's,

And tomorrow to the side.

Find softness in your body,

Maybe first by tensing,

Tightening,

Clenching,

And then gently release.

Feel your body soften,

Letting go of the need to work,

Letting go of the need to do,

And giving yourself permission to just be.

Letting yourself to surrender to the stillness,

Taking a moment of gratitude,

Thanking God for allowing you to make it through another day,

To be able to find this moment of rest.

Proverbs 3,

24,

When you lie down,

You will not be afraid.

When you lie down,

Your sleep will be sweet.

Allow the muscles in your face begin to soften,

Relaxing gently the muscles along the brow,

Relaxing the muscles along the jaw,

Releasing the tongue from the roof of the mouth,

Allowing everything in your face to remain soft,

Letting go,

And finding ease.

Psalm 3,

Verse 5,

I lay down and slept,

Yet I woke up in safety,

For the Lord was watching over me.

Bringing your awareness to your chest,

Noticing the breath moving in and out of the lungs,

Releasing your body with every exhale,

Releasing,

Softening into the bed beneath you.

Psalm 46,

Verse 10,

Be still and know that I am God.

Bring your awareness to your arms as you find softness all the way out through your fingertips,

Requesting the urge to do or work,

Allowing your arms and hands to find softness and ease.

Matthew 6,

Verse 34,

So don't worry about tomorrow,

For tomorrow will bring its own worries.

Today's trouble is enough for today.

Bringing your awareness to your belly,

Finding softness as you continue to observe the breath moving in and out,

Feel the expansion and feel the release.

Psalm 91,

Verses 1,

5,

And 11,

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

You will not fear the terror of night,

Nor the arrow that flies by day,

For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

Bringing your awareness to your hips,

Feeling the grounding,

The routine in the bed beneath you.

Psalm 4,

Verse 8,

I will both lay me down in peace and sleep,

For Thou,

Lord,

Only maketh me dwell in safety.

Bringing your awareness to your legs all the way out to your feet,

Feel the lightness as you soften all of the muscles in the legs and in the feet.

Matthew 11,

Verses 28-30,

Come to me,

All you who are weary and burdened,

And I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,

For I am gentle and humble in heart,

And you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

Observing the softness and heaviness of your body,

Feeling your breath begin to slow,

Feeling yourself growing closer and closer to sleep.

John 14,

Verse 27,

Peace I leave with you,

My peace I give you.

I do not give to you as the world gives.

Do not let your heart be troubled and do not be afraid.

Feel the comfort of the bed beneath you,

Carrying you like a cloud,

Setting you up in a place where you can get restful,

Easeful sleep.

Peter 5,

Verse 7,

Casting all your anxieties on him because he cares for you.

As you continue to allow your body to feel heavier and heavier,

Feel your body drawing closer to sleep.

As you allow the bed that's like a gentle cloud or God's hand,

Know that it's okay to give yourself permission to rest,

Thanking your body for all of the work that you've done today.

Thanking your mind for all of the work that you've done today,

Thanking your heart for all of the work that you've done today.

Know that it's okay and you can give yourself permission to find deep,

Restful,

Easeful sleep.

From 1-16,

Verse 7,

Return to your rest,

My soul,

For the Lord has been good to you.

God to you.

Amen.

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Reviews

In the deep, murky depths of grief and nighttime, my inconsolable heart found some respite in this beautiful meditation. Thank you. 🙏🏻

This was a wonderful meditation with scripture verses being read over us...as we go off to sleep.. This was very uplifting...from the Word of God...the piano playing in the background was very soothing...and restful

Blessings to You
Donald James Dodge

This was my favorite sleep meditation! Most calming thing ever listening to the Word of God

This was perfect, deep gratitude for this meditation, Vanessa! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Beautiful words to fall asleep to and to dream on 💕🙏

One of my absolute favourite sleep meditations at the moment. Thank you so much. Your voice is so soothing.

I love the passages used, really helpful not only to sleep, but to rest in God’s care in general. Thank you

Very helpful for me to fall back asleep. I felt support and comfort. Thank you 😊

Loved it thank you! Drifted straight off to a very peaceful sleep and woke up feeling great 💐🥰😀🙏

Beautiful. Exactly what I needed to hear. Tears. Thank you!

Your voice and what you have to say, are quite soothing for this anxious mind. TY! 🙏💕

Beautiful words, voice, music. Wish there were more verses read.

Thank god for you. For you put wise words in my sleep last night.

Thank you! I fell sleep before it was finished. Mixture of scripture and relaxation techniques was perfect.

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Thank you! Work stress had me up in the middle of the night. I listened to this, and found it very peaceful, calming, and gentle. Exactly what I needed to get back to sleep. Thank you for being the tool God is using through your work. Hearing His Word in this meditation was wonderful. Thank you! ❤️

Thank you for creating this track, it was very effective. The body scan was helpful, I fell asleep right away! Your voice is very easy on the ears. I love the psalms you chose, just perfect! Many blessings to you!🙏🛐😇

Namasté 🕉☮️🙏💜

Soothing voice and great choice of scripture. Thank you! 😊🙏

I love Vanessa’s meditations - always SO beautiful… calming and soothing for the body and spirit.