03-06-2009, 09:48 PM
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Re: Co sleeping in the Bible
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Originally Posted by Atarah
Prayer from my Jewish prayer book: (of ancient origin)
A prayer for when the new mother leaves the birthing bed: "May it be You will, Adonai, my God and the God of my forefathers, that You prepare sustenance for Your servant, this infant, with an abundance of milk - his requirement, whatever he may lack. Place in my heart the [correct] time to nurse him in order to give him what he needs. Lighten my sleep so that when he cries, You may open my ears so that I hear him immediately. Rescue me - that my hand not fall onto him while sleeping, and he die, Heaven forbid."
Breastfeeding and sleeping sharing is assumed. It is a request that God make the mother a responsive mother.
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I LOVE that. It's so similar to my early prayers as a mother!
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