God has given us each night an opportunity to refresh our weary bodies and souls. We can end our day with a prayer asking God for a restful sleep, that rising we may be ready to fulfill God’s plan for our lives.
Here is a short prayer from the 19th-century book The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations.
Lord, since you have ordained the day to labor, and the night to rest;
as I praise you for the blessings of this day,
so I implore your protection for this night to come.
Let the eyes of your providence watch over me,
and your holy angels set their guard about me;
that, being safely delivered from all dangers,
and healthily refreshed with moderate sleep,
I may the better be enabled to perform
the employments of my calling and state of life,
and faithfully persevere in the discharge of the duties of your service;
and so daily advance to new victories over my passions,
and to a more perfect observance of your commandments;
till, having passed my days,
I may end them in your favor,
and rejoice with you for ever in your heavenly kingdom.
