H e's the branch, and I'm the flower, pray God send me a happy hour. And if I die before I wake, I pray that Christ my soul will take. T his little prayer reminds us of what we know but often forget. Falling asleep is an act of faith. Falling asleep is an act of surrender in which you give up control over life itself.
G etting ready for bed can be a tricky thing.
You can over-prepare by doing too much. But you can also under-prepare by doing too little. In all truth, however, it isn't so much what you do or fail to do that lets you fall asleep. It has more to do with your attitude. Often we hear these words and assume too easily that we understand exactly what Jesus means.