Evening Prayer: April 26th

Persistent, ever-working God, I call upon you at the end of the day, when my work ceases. Hear my prayers even in the night. I lay down the burdens other people have pressed on me today and those I foolishly have chosen for myself. I lay down the burden of sinfulness and that of self-righteousness. In my sleep may my whole being and all who put their trust in you rest in the promise of your salvation. May the meditations of my heart and the thoughts of my mind, even now as I lay down, be made whole by your Spirit. Through Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.