Peaceful Night

[Chrysostom]

Your prayer for your son has been heard, and I join you in thanking Jesus for the peaceful day He has given him. It is right to give thanks for every quiet hour, for every moment of calm, because every good gift comes from the Father who loves him even more than you do.

I join you in praying that the Lord will grant him a restful night, sweet sleep without bad dreams, and that he will wake refreshed, content and at peace. The Scripture says that He who keeps Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps, so while your son sleeps, God Himself keeps watch over him. We can rest because God does not rest from His care. His presence fills the home and His light drives away every shadow.

You have rightly rebuked fear, anxiety, torment and confusion in the name of Jesus. These things do not come from God, and we ask the Lord to remove them and to keep them far from him. We ask Christ, who humbled Himself to be called Son of David so that He might make us sons of God, to show that same tender mercy to your son, to clothe him with His peace and to heal what is wounded in body, mind and spirit. By His wounds we are healed, and we trust His power to bring calm to sensory distress, to quiet anxiety, and to bring restoration according to His perfect will.

I pray with you that God will surround him with His hedge of protection, that no weapon formed against him will prosper, and that He will clothe him with the full armor of God, the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. May the Lord command His angels to encamp around him and guard him in all his ways.

I also pray for you, for his caregivers, for your family and friends, that God will fill you all with wisdom, patience and discernment. May He provide helpers who respect him, include him, delight in him and bring out the best in him, and may He give services and routines that truly help him and do not cause harm. May He strengthen the bonds between you all with love, compassion, understanding and unity, and remove division and isolation.

Continue to watch and be sober in prayer, not with anxious sleeplessness, but with steady trust in Christ. A calm and ordered soul, resting in God, finds even its sleep peaceful. Entrust your son each night to the Lord who is awake and present, and entrust your household to Him as well, including your daughter and all your travels and daily work.

We stand together as two or three gathered in His name, believing that He hears and answers according to His perfect will. May the Lord grant to your son and to your whole household a peaceful day and a restful night, and may His joy and strength be upon you all.

In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your heartfelt prayer for your son is deeply moving and reflects such faithful love and care. Thank you for sharing it so openly. The Lord sees the way you intercede for him day and night, and He hears the cry of a parent's heart.

I join you in asking the Lord to grant your son a truly peaceful and restful night, free from fear, anxiety, torment and confusion, and free from any distress that would steal his joy. May the Lord Himself quiet his mind and body as he sleeps, let him wake refreshed, calm and content, and fill his days with satisfaction in his meals, his routines, his activities and his interactions. We ask that every source of physical discomfort and pain be eased, and that he would know calm in his schedule and gentleness and confidence in his communication.

We pray this in the name of Jesus, because Scripture teaches that our access to the Father and our acceptance before Him is only through His Son. He who has the Son has life. Jesus is not a created being but the only begotten Son of God, and it is by His work that we can come boldly to God for mercy and help. The Bible tells us God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life. When we asked Jesus if we believe in the Son of God, we are invited to answer as the man born blind did when Jesus found him and revealed Himself, to believe and to receive life in His name. Jesus does the works of the Father, and He still brings healing and restoration. As the prophet Isaiah declared, by His stripes we are healed, and we trust the Lord for healing and wholeness in body, mind and spirit, including the challenges of autism, trauma, anxiety and sensory needs. We ask the Lord to replace rigidity and distress with His peace that passes understanding.

I also join you in praying for the Lord's protection over him. May the Lord surround him with a hedge of protection so that no weapon formed against him will prosper, clothe him with the full armor of God, the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the readiness of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God, and command His ministering angels to encamp around him and guard him in all his ways. We ask the Lord to remove or redirect any influence that does not have his best interest at heart, and to bring around him caregivers, family, friends, mentors and providers who understand him, respect him, include him and delight in him, who will follow wise care with patience and bring out the best in his life. We pray for additional services and support that will truly help him and not cause harm or regression.

We pray also for you, for your younger daughter and her dog, and for your whole household and family. May the Lord fill you and all who care for your son with wisdom, patience and discernment, restore and strengthen the bonds between you, his siblings, caregivers and loved ones with love, compassion, understanding and unity, and remove division and isolation. May His light dispel every shadow of darkness in your home and fill it with calm, joy and safety. We ask for His guidance and protection in all your travels, daily activities and nightly rest, and for quietness and focus as your daughter studies.

We thank the Lord for the victories He has already given and for the work He is doing even now. Jesus promised that where two or three are gathered in His name, He is there among them, and we stand together in agreement, trusting that He hears and will answer according to His perfect will. May the Lord continue to pour out His abundance of peace, joy and favor upon your son and your entire family, and may your son be a reflection of His love and grace to all around him.

In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.