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A version of the Serenity prayer appearing on an Alcoholics Anonymous medallion (date unknown).. The Serenity Prayer is an invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot be changed, asking courage to take action in the case of the former, and serenity to accept in the case of the latter.
A Christian child's prayer is Christian prayer recited primarily by children that is typically short, rhyming, or has a memorable tune. It is usually said before bedtime, to give thanks for a meal, or as a nursery rhyme. Many of these prayers are either quotes from the Bible, or set traditional texts.
Canadian singer the Weeknd references this prayer in his song "Big Sleep" from his 2025 album Hurry Up Tomorrow, where featured artist Giorgio Moroder recites the lines "Now I lay me down to sleep, pray the Lord my soul to keep, angels watch me through the night, wake me up with light" in the second verse.
Bedtime Prayers: Lullabies and Peaceful Worship is the fourteenth studio and children's music album by Christian singer-songwriter Twila Paris, released on March 27, 2001 by Sparrow Records. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Bedtime Prayers consists of original lullabies written by Paris, with the exception of the William O. Cushing hymn "Jewels."
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (also known as Bedtime Stories) is a 1992 American live-action/animated anthology television series that originally aired on Showtime.The series, hosted by Duvall, was a showcase of short animated adaptations of children's books with narration provided by celebrity guests.
Madonna's Pajama Party was an event done to promote the music video for "Bedtime Story" that took place at New York City's Webster Hall on March 18, and was broadcast on MTV. [50] The singer read David Kirk's Miss Spider's Tea Party to a crowd of 2,000, while DJ Junior Vasquez played "cutting-edge" tribal and trance remixes of the song.
The term "bedtime story" was coined by Louise Chandler Moulton in her 1873 book, Bed-time Stories.The "ritual of an adult reading out loud to a child at bedtime formed mainly in the second half of the nineteenth century and achieved prominence in the early twentieth century in tandem with the rising belief that soothing rituals were necessary for children at the end of the day.
The "Bedtime Story" music video has been critically appreciated since its release. O'Brien said it was one of Madonna's most experimental, and a "Dalí-esque" epic that allowed her to enter "the portals of high art". [18] Mary Gabriel, in her book Madonna: A Rebel Life, deemed it a "moving painting". [79]