A BEDTIME PRAYER
I wanted to write a prayer for my youngsters to say at bedtime. There are so many of them, but somehow, none seemed just right for my children. So I produced one of my own. After much thought, I came up with this much of one: As I go to sleep tonight. I pray to you with all my might. Help me be cheerful and bright, Always be my parents’ delight. Then I was stymied. After much cogitation, I came up with a tentative last line: And teach me to do what’s right. Of course we should do what is right. But often we do it because we have to or because the policeman is watching or because we’re ashamed to do differently. To do what is right is commendable. But there must be a higher, more praiseworthy stage. After many days, I came up with the last line that I liked, and so my amended, edited prayer goes like this:…
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