bedside prayers

Kneeling evening worship

Bedside prayers are prayers said while kneeling or sitting at the edge of one's bed, typically before sleep or upon waking.

The practice is especially associated with children learning to pray: She taught her daughter to say her bedside prayers each night.

The image evokes domestic piety and nighttime ritual.

Related

candle · rosary · whisper · soft voice · devotion · evening · good night · blessing · guardian angel · angel wings · lamp · gratitude · peaceful · peace of mind · saying grace · sacred · murmur · quiet

Categories
Opposites
timing of devotional practice

bedside prayersmorning prayers

Early devotional worship

dawn prayers · morning meditation · matins · lauds · morning offering

formality of religious practice

bedside prayerspublic worship

Collective religious ceremony

church service · congregational prayer · high mass · synagogue service · organized religion

spiritual orientation vs. secular existence

bedside prayerslate-night television

Broadcasting after midnight

counting sheep · insomnia

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G