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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 4.0Short65 words

Guardian God,

as darkness falls and I close my eyes,

I trust myself into Your keeping.

Guard my body as I sleep—

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

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