A parent's prayer

My friend Crystal posted this poem on Gentle Christian Mothers, from a book called "The Gentle Weapon". I think it's awesome:




Dear God,
Teach me to embody those ideals
I would want my children
to learn from me.
Let me communicate
with my children wisely--
in ways
that will draw their hearts
to kindness, to decency
and to true wisdom.
Dear God,
let me pass on to my children
only the good;
let them find in me
the values
and the behavior
I hope to see in them.