A Father’s Prayer

[69 words]

Last night my little boy confessed to me some childish wrong,
And kneeling at my knee he prayed with tears
“Dear God, make me a man,
like Daddy—wise and strong—
I know you can.”

Then while he slept, I knelt beside his bed.
Confessed my sins and prayed with low-bowed head.
“O God, make me a child, 
like my child here—
Pure, open, trusting thee with faith sincere. 

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