Thought I'd share this... it was found by my friend Steve in a book of prayers for mothers, left behind by his mother after she died last month. I think ( and I'm sure he does too) that it's all the things she wanted to say to her children and couldn't...
Loving God.
I cannot bear the thought
of my children being damaged
by my mishandling
or lack of parenting skill.
I know that, realistically
I'm bound to mess things up
from time to time.
I know that children
are remarkably resilient.
But what if their lives where to become crippled or distorted
because of my mistakes?
I ask your indwelling, loving god,
so that any potential damage
becomes instead
an opportunity for growth.
And I ask you to calm my fears
and remind me, regularly,
that love covers a multitude of sins.
Amen
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