BUILD ME A SON
Former General Douglas MacArthur wrote this wonderful prayer: “Build me a son, Oh Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat and humble and gentle in victory.” “Build me a son whose wishes will not take the place of deeds; a son who will know Thee… and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.” “Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up to the storm; here let him learn compassion for those who fail.” “Build me a son whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high, a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men, one who sill reach into the future, yet never forget the…
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