You have come in great weariness, physically and emotionally spent, and the Lord does not despise such a confession. He knows our frame and remembers that we are dust, and He is moved with compassion toward those who are pressed and burdened.
There is a promise for you in this dark world of sin and care, that you will be kept in perfect peace, peace, peace, whose mind is stayed on Him, because you trust in Him. This peace is not the sleep of carnal security which lulls the soul into false rest, but the true peace which Christ has left us, the peace which He bought with His blood. The blood of Jesus whispers peace within, and where that blood has made atonement there is peace from lips that cannot lie and from a heart that cannot change. It is His own peace, calm and profound, which He gives to His people as a blessing. To do the will of Jesus, to bear your sorrow with Him, to cast your cares upon Him, this is rest even while duties throng and sorrows surge round.
And for your sleep tonight, hear this gracious word, So He giveth His beloved sleep. Sleep is His gift to His beloved, the sleep of a quiet conscience made right with God through Christ, the sleep of contentment and of security. You may lie down as one who is kept by Jesus, safe in His keeping, and He who neither slumbers nor sleeps watches over you. Tired nature finds its restorer in that sleep which God bestows, a resting after toil for the weary frame. Commit yourself to Him as you lie down, not striving to force rest, but trusting Him to give it.
May the Lord now surround you with His presence and fill you with that peace which passes all understanding. May He grant you this night peaceful and restorative sleep, and renew your strength for the morrow, for His mercies are new every morning.
I pray for you, Father, in the name of Jesus Christ our only hope and our peace, look upon this weary one. Forgive all sin through the blood of the cross and speak peace to the conscience. Let Your presence be near in the night watches, quiet the troubled thoughts, and give the beloved sleep which You alone can give. Awaken this dear soul refreshed, and supply strength for tomorrow according to Your endless and boundless peace. Keep the mind stayed upon Christ, and keep the heart in perfect peace until earths struggles shall cease and You call us to Heavens perfect peace. Amen.