A Parent’s
Prayer
I pray that I may
let my child live his own life and not the one I wish I had
lived.
Therefore, guard me against burdening him with doing what
I failed to do.
Help me to see
his missteps today in perspective against the long road he
must
travel and grant me the grace to be patient with his slow
pace.
Give me the wisdom
to know when to smile at the small mischief of his age and
when to show firmness against the impulses that he fears and
cannot handle.
Help me to hear
the anguish in his heart through the din of angry words or
across
the gulf of brooding silence. And having heard, grant me the
ability to bridge the gap
between us, with understanding.
I pray that I may
raise my voice more in joy at what he is, than vexation at
what he
is not, so that each day we may grow in sureness of himself.
Help me regard
him with genuine affection so he will feel affection for others.
Then give me the strength, Lord, to free him so he can move
strongly on his way.
Author Unknown.
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