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bedtime prayers
Hi all,
I'd like some feedback on bedtime prayers (without getting sidetracked on a discussion about religion, if possible). Our newly adopted 8-yr-old doesn't seem to like saying his bedtime prayer, although I was told he was pretty religious. When I'd remind him he'd either shake his head, or mumble it so I could not understand it. So I asked his foster mom what prayer he said. She said "The usual one, Now I lay me down to sleep," and when I jumped in with "I pray the Lord my soul to keep," she said "yes, that one." So I thought we were on the same page. But the next two lines he says, when I finally got him to say them clearly, are not what I grew up with. The one I grew up with continues with "God be with me through the night, and bless me with the morning light." But the one one our little boy says goes, "If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take." I remember this was also the case with two foster children we had a few years ago. So maybe it's more common than I realize? I don't want to overreact, but it seems like a disturbing thought to plant in a child's mind right before bed. I am curious how any others who may feel this way might handle something like this. Thanks!
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