Children

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Prayer for a Newborn

Lord,

She sleeps so peacefully with

Only a flutter of eyelids

Now and then...

The quick breath drawn in

Saccato…

Her slate

Is sparkling clean

More than anything

I’ve ever seen.



I know, she must have

Trials to make her strong -

But

Will You give her strength

To meet each one?

Will You give her understanding

That leads her to wisdom?

Will You teach her early

That name to call

For correct answers?



I ask

For her tiny soul

To expand.

Keep angels stationed

Around her crib.

Make her aware that

Someone is there.

Never, Lord, may her cries

Be in vain.

Hold her close, Lord, and

I will have joy in my heart

Seeing her respond.



I want her love, Lord,

But I want her to love You more.

Begin today Lord, while the clay is not set,

To plant within her tiny heart

The seeds

For a child, a girl, a woman

Of God!



In Jesus name,

Amen

Joan Clifton Costner

http://underhiswings0.tripod.com

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