For this hard night.
When your mind will not quiet, let one promise be enough. Read slowly. Breathe. You do not have to carry the whole night at once.
When you’re anxious
“Casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:7
“Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.”
Isaiah 41:10
“In nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6–7
When you’re afraid
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
Psalm 23:4
“When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.”
Psalm 56:3
“For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
2 Timothy 1:7
When you grieve
“Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.”
Psalm 34:18
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
Matthew 5:4
“He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more. The first things have passed away.”
Revelation 21:4
When you can’t sleep
“In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you alone, Yahweh, make me live in safety.”
Psalm 4:8
“He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.”
Psalm 121:3–4
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
The One who keeps you will not sleep.