A PARENT'S PRAYER

Lord, as I live this day, renew
in me the ability to laugh at my
children's antics; the time to share
their moments of pride; the need to praise
their separate strengths; the faith to trust
their growing judgement; the
patience to understand their changing
moods; the virtue to forgive their
disrespect; the openness to learn their
ways & styles; the ears to hear what they
are saying; the insight to embrace
their doubts and fears; the tenderness to
understand their broken dreams;
and wisdom to accept that their lives
are built just one day at a time.
Amen

Author Unknown

Thanks to CJ Duck

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