The following prayer was given to me by a friend yesterday. It was published by Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation in Billings, MT. It reminds me so much of the kids I have met along the way as a foster mom, adoptive mom and an active voluteer with kids in our communities.
A Prayer for Our Children
O God of thrown-away children who struggle
for hope-without parent or home or friend-
help us to love, respect and protect them all.
O God of children who long to walk, talk, laugh,
dance and sing- but can't-
help us to love, repsect and protect them all.
O God of those who have been beaten and
abused, of children who are hungry and
hurting, of children who have been ridiculed
and rejected-
help us to love, respect and protect them all.
O God of children without hope, of children
without dreams, of children without smiles-
may our hands be those they reach for and
our love bring healing to their broken hearts.
Amen.
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