Friday, August 19, 2016

A PRAYER FOR OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS OFF TO COLLEGE

Creator of all things
We send off our sons and daughters,
Your sons and daughters,
Into the world, your world, 
your great creation

Enlighten them that they
May begin to understand 
The mysteries and joys of that creation

Give them knowledge
That they may share it
And use their strength to help the weak
And be equals with the strong

That they provide succor to the sickly
And be a balm to the afflicted
That they become a light to those in darkness
And learn the power of humility

That they realize the chance
That they've been given
By those who never got to take
The journey that they've just begun

Straighten the crooked roads before them
Make plane the mountains and the vales
And quell the clouds of storms
That they may find their way in joyful peace...

And learn
To be
Good men and women

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

HA! They're just going down the 'hood to TSC!!!!

Anonymous said...

AMEN to that beautiful prayer. God bless them.

rita