(author’s note- In May, 1999, as the father of two children, I wrote the following “Father’s Prayer.” On this Father’s Day, and in honor of all our fathers- both living and dead- I wanted to share this with each of you, as you take a moment to remember your own father)

A Father’s Prayer

Thank you for this day, oh Lord,
Thank you for my life;
Thank you for my children, Lord,
Thank you for my wife;

Hold me in your loving hands
On this, and every day;
And as I traverse distant lands,
Keep me in your Way;

Make me mindful of your will
In all my thoughts and deeds;
Keep me strong and faithful ’til
That day when life recedes;

Keep me always in your Grace
With every word I say,
In every time, and every place,
Until my final day;

Let not temptation trouble me:
Nor lies, nor spiteful hate;
Let not the serpent’s poisoned tree
Lure me, at any rate;

And when my last day beckons, Lord,
With no more days to live,
Then, in my final seconds, Lord,
For all my wrongs, forgive.

 

-Drew Nickell, Father’s Day, 17 June 2018

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