Let It All Go: A Gentle Night Meditation for Deep Rest

go on and let your body settle into the deep weight of your bed tonight the evening has come baby and the dark outside the window is quiet and kind in our last devotion we set down the heavy weight you carried on your shoulders tonight we step into the sweet stillness that comes after feel the pillow taking the entire weight of your head now breathe in slow and easy through your nose cool and clean

and let it out through your lips like a long soft sigh nobody needs you to answer a question right now nobody needs you to solve a single thing before morning comes follow that cool air drawing deep into your lungs notice the warm rise and fall moving through your ribs each time your breath leaves you let your shoulders drop another inch down toward the mattress

mhmm bring your awareness up to the skin of your forehead let the little lines around your eyes soften and smooth right out unclench your jaw leaving your lips parted just a little bit feel your hands resting on the cool quilt warm and empty whatever those fingers worked so hard to hold today you can leave it right there loosen the small of your back

let your hips sink into the bed heavy and supported down through your thighs past your knees all the way to your tired feet every muscle is allowed to unbind tonight now rest in this hush if a thought about tomorrow comes knocking at your door do not invite it inside to sit just watch it float on by like a dried leaf drifting down a slow southern creek

the good lord watches the night honey you do not have to keep vigil you have done plenty for this one day the work is finished and the room is still lay your burdens down baby and let the night keep you safe sleep sweet