A Prayer for Every Child
My child-
If I could give you my love to use in this world-I would, I would
My child-
If I could give you my compassion to use in this world-I would, I would
My child-
If I could give you my peace to use in this world-I would, I would
My child-
If I could give you my grace to use in this world-I would, I would
My child-
If I could give you my mercy to use in this world-I would, I would
My child-
I would give you all of these and more to use in the world-If I could, if I could
But life requires more of us, my sweet child, than the use of the gifts of another.
Do not fret, my child, for this is my prayer-
I pray with deepest hearts that you may be so touched and overfilled by my love, compassion, peace, grace and mercy
That you, my beautiful child, will have more than enough to give.
The beauty of our growth, my dear child, is that you will get to choose what is done with these gifts.
Choose well, my child, choose well.
I do not have my own children, but I help raise my stepchildren. This is my prayer for them. I try to lead by example and give them all of my greatest gifts, but ultimately, as with all things in life, the child will decide what he or she will become. My only prayer is I do the best I can to help them use the gifts they have been given.
Another way to look at this prayer- if you believe in God- is to imagine God thinking about each of us in this way. God has given each of us- love, peace, grace, compassion, and mercy. God can not control the use of these gifts- that is the choice for each of us.
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