A Prayer for All Children

A Prayer for All Children

I pray that all children will be loved for who they are, for no reason other than that they are.

I pray that all children will be loved as first best, not second best; that they will be loved with an intensity that can move mountains, because life will present plenty of mountains that will need to be moved.

I pray that all children will have someone who will ...

 

seek them, and only them, out of the crowd on the stage;
 

push them to reach for their goals and discover their unique gifts;
 

hold them accountable for their actions with love and dignity;
 

advocate for them through this maze called life;
 

explain the unexplainable; and
 

smile when they walk into the room, just because they did.

 

Mostly I pray that all children will have someone who knows them well enough and loves them deeply enough to see the divine spark that is unique in them.

I pray that this be the birthright of all children throughout the world. And since this birthright can only be fulfilled by parents, I pray that each child, regardless of the circumstances of their birth, 

finds their parent and each parent finds their child.

 

Thanks, God.

Amen.

 

I borrowed this prayer from a friend.  I'm not sure where she got it from, but I think it's beautiful.