Silent Night is not only for Christmas

My daughter had "night terrors." That was all they could tell us. She would wake up screaming the most horrific screams I ever heard anyone scream. There was no way we could get her to sleep alone.

My solution was to usually to sing to her. I remembered my sleepless nights as a child, my own screams, and not being able to vocalize to anyone what I was going through. All I could remember was how the sound of my mom singing would help me sleep.

I would try various songs, with differing levels of success. However, one particular night, I could not think of what to sing to get my daughter to sleep. All I knew is that I longed for silence. Her screams were starting to become a trial for me. After I prayed, the song that came to mind seemed "out of season," but it ended up being the answer I longed for...

"Silent night. Holy night. All is calm. All is bright..."

Soon, my daughter was sleeping peacefully, and so was I.

Each time after, when my daughter would wake up screaming, or even to put her to bed for a nap, I would simply start singing, "Silent Night," and the Peace would come upon us.