PRAYER FOR ALL CHILDREN

We place upon Your altar Lord,
these gems not yet refined,
and plead for love and mercy,
and help to make them shine.

They have the light within them,
though their finish blocks its glow,
please teach us how to buff them,
to make their sparkle show.

Please put the words upon our lips,
when opportunities arise,
that won’t cut their closed up hearts,
but put love into their eyes.

We want them Lord, to sparkle,
like jewels upon Your throne,
with all their facets gleaming,
when You finally call them home.

Margaret Rose Larrivee
June 07, 1993