Father God,
Almighty God, you are a great and awesome God. You are worthy of our praise and service. You are sovereign of all domains. But yet you care about each one of us. You are filled with compassion. You want the best for us. You want us to follow you with our whole heart.
Father, thank you for loving my family even more than I love them. Thank you for watching over them and caring for them even when they are far away from me. Thank you for giving them even better gifts than I could give them. Father, I would ask that you show your favor to them. Be gracious to them. Show them your faithfulness. Show them your powerful hand at work.
Father, do not let them go. Allow them to walk in the light as you are in the light. Illuminate their minds so they can see you in their science, so they can see you in their churches, so they can see you in their relationships. Mold them and shape them into the people you want them to be.
Amen
written by Ross Hoffman on August 13, 2013
photo by Jolie Leonard
Oh what a prayer. My heart breaks at how true this prayer would become, how necessary. But I'm also grateful for how God has answered it, is answering it.
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