I suppose all of us are planning to live a long time, but these days you can never be sure. The Puritans spoke of “dying grace,” which is the special help God gives his children as they prepare to cross the final river. Death comes to all of us sooner or later. And sometimes in the night before we wake. But if you think about it, it’s not odd at all. It is the third line that has always struck me as unusual: “If I should die before I wake.” It seems odd that little children in the springtime of life should mention death in their bedtime prayer. Over the years it has helped millions of children get ready to go to bed. I do not remember how old I was when I first learned it, but I know I was just a young boy. One of the first prayers I learned to pray was my bedtime prayer.
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