A PRAYER FOR RALPH
Heavenly Father, I thank you for people that you send my way – most especially friends, old and new, who share my celebration of life. I thank you for Ralph who crossed the line of anonymity to become one of the few new persons who have become part of my everyday.
I ask you Father to bless his heart. That in the midst of too many ugliness around, he will find beauty in the meaning of his life. That in the many battles he will wage, lead him to choose good over bad, better over good, best over better. That in the many confusions that may arise in the future, he will choose to hold on to you instead of himself. I ask you Father to continue to raise good seeds of kindness and love and harmony in his being.
Teach him about love and what love truly means. Teach him that loving is not only a physical and emotional state; it is also deeply rooted in our spiritual selves. Teach him that to love You above all else will put all other loves in order. Teach him that love has its special season and perfect timing. Teach him that love transcends race, color, sex, creed. Teach him that love cannot be forced nor stretched nor given away expecting something in return. Teach him that love hurts and requires sacrifices but yields joyful dividends. Teach him that love covers a multitude of shortcomings; that it does conquer a lot, if not all.
Teach him about life and the celebration of each passing moment. Teach him that life is not always rosy; that the thorns come with the rose. Teach him that life contains not only peace but also war, not only happiness but also sadness, not only success but also failure, not only laughter but also tears. Teach him to value living and to enjoy every significant twists and turns he will encounter. Teach him to enjoy his youth and everything that comes with it, but teach him to temper his freedom, too. Teach him that life is a gift and that it is up to him how best to use and appreciate not only the gift itself, but more importantly the Giver.
Teach him about knowledge. Teach him that you are the source of all information and wisdom. Teach him that you are the source of light and that if he asks, you will give. Teach him to focus on his studies, to be attentive to his teachers, to be willing to do hard work in order to achieve, to be responsible in his duties as a student and to be grateful for his parents’ support by means of passing all his classes.
Teach him to be diligent in all he does and to be able to weave dreams so that his steps are directed by them. Teach him to believe in himself, that he is wonderfully made and that in all his uniqueness, he is what you want him to be.
I thank you Father that you have allowed Ralph and I to cross paths. Help me to be a good mentor to him, and by your grace and will, bless this newfound friendship. Let him learn from me. Let me learn from him. Let us learn from you.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen.
I ask you Father to bless his heart. That in the midst of too many ugliness around, he will find beauty in the meaning of his life. That in the many battles he will wage, lead him to choose good over bad, better over good, best over better. That in the many confusions that may arise in the future, he will choose to hold on to you instead of himself. I ask you Father to continue to raise good seeds of kindness and love and harmony in his being.
Teach him about love and what love truly means. Teach him that loving is not only a physical and emotional state; it is also deeply rooted in our spiritual selves. Teach him that to love You above all else will put all other loves in order. Teach him that love has its special season and perfect timing. Teach him that love transcends race, color, sex, creed. Teach him that love cannot be forced nor stretched nor given away expecting something in return. Teach him that love hurts and requires sacrifices but yields joyful dividends. Teach him that love covers a multitude of shortcomings; that it does conquer a lot, if not all.
Teach him about life and the celebration of each passing moment. Teach him that life is not always rosy; that the thorns come with the rose. Teach him that life contains not only peace but also war, not only happiness but also sadness, not only success but also failure, not only laughter but also tears. Teach him to value living and to enjoy every significant twists and turns he will encounter. Teach him to enjoy his youth and everything that comes with it, but teach him to temper his freedom, too. Teach him that life is a gift and that it is up to him how best to use and appreciate not only the gift itself, but more importantly the Giver.
Teach him about knowledge. Teach him that you are the source of all information and wisdom. Teach him that you are the source of light and that if he asks, you will give. Teach him to focus on his studies, to be attentive to his teachers, to be willing to do hard work in order to achieve, to be responsible in his duties as a student and to be grateful for his parents’ support by means of passing all his classes.
Teach him to be diligent in all he does and to be able to weave dreams so that his steps are directed by them. Teach him to believe in himself, that he is wonderfully made and that in all his uniqueness, he is what you want him to be.
I thank you Father that you have allowed Ralph and I to cross paths. Help me to be a good mentor to him, and by your grace and will, bless this newfound friendship. Let him learn from me. Let me learn from him. Let us learn from you.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen.
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