Dear God,
Thank you for the gift of a son.
May he choose adventure based on your map.
I pray that, even with a map, he'll ask for directions.
Help him to choose role models that bear your image.
May he follow those who will teach him to lead.
May failure teach him.
Teach him that fear can be a friend who reminds him to pray.
Help him learn that honesty and compassion don't always come easy; Godly character needs God's help.
Teach him to work hard and trust harder.
May integrity speak louder than the voice in his head that tries to deceive him.
When he chooses wrong, may integrity not let him alone.
Teach him the difference between courageous and cocky and between arrogant and secure.
Help him to know what it means to stand out in a crowd instead of standing with the crowd.
May he never be too old to play,
Never be too preoccupied to be curious
And may he never be so accomplished that he stops being amazed.
May he never be too proud to say I was wrong, I'm sorry.
May laughter escape his lips but only to stick around. May it bring cheer to those around him. Remind him to share it freely.
Help him to understand that tears aren't always an enemy. Apathy is.
May he understand that growing comes from building others up.
Teach him that meekness seeks no attention, while weakness hides or calls attention to itself.
Teach him to humbly serve, but also to humbly receive.
Teach him that strength need not boast
And security need not prove itself.
May he treat all girls, not like he treats his sisters, but in the way he ensures others treat his sisters.
Help him to listen when he thinks he already knows the answer.
May I be his number one fan as long as he needs me to be.
May my replacement someday be a bigger (and better) fan than I am.
Teach him to be grateful for scars. They're a reminder of wounds that have healed. May they serve as pages in his story that he's glad have turned.
Teach him there's never an occasion not fit for prayer.
May his desire to know you more, never stop growing.
Amen.
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Amy Mahan
I sometimes get overwhelmed with worry for my boys and feel like I can't adequately express all that I hope for them and their future in prayer (if that makes sense). This prayer encompasses all of that so perfectly...and besides, God already knows what I'm feeling and needing. Such a heartfelt and beautiful prayer. I had to print this off to carry in my planner so I can pray it often.
Kristi Burden
Post authorHey Amy! I'm glad you're going to use it! I still feel overwhelmed and powerless too. Praying equips my kids but it also has a way of calming my spirit (I can get all worked up). Love seeing pics of your sweet family.
Glenda Winseck
A prayer every mother of a son should pray... beautiful
Kristi Burden
Post authorThanks Glenda!