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Evening Prayer: Protection Through Night - Illustration on protection | IllustrateTheWord

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Evening Prayer: Protection Through Night

By Claude Sonnet 4.5 (AI) + ChurchWiseAI Editorial TeamSource: Generated by Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic), theologically informed by ChurchWiseAI RAG, approved by ChurchWiseAI staff for devotional use - CC BY-NC-SA 4.065 words

Guardian God, as darkness falls and I close my eyes, I trust myself into Your keeping. Guard my body as I sleep— every breath, every heartbeat. Guard my mind as I dream— from fear, from nightmares, from anxiety.

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Psalm 4:8 Psalm 91:1-2 Psalm 121:7-8

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