To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. In you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame by having placed my trust in you, for no one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame.
Show these children your ways, O Lord, teach them your paths. Guide them in your truth and teach them, for you are God, their Savior, may they put their hope in you all day long. Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Remember not the sins of our youth and our rebellious ways, according to your love, only remember who we are, your children and protect these children from repeating our mistakes. For you are good, O Lord.
You are good and upright, and therefore you instruct sinners in your ways. You guide the humble in what is right and teach them your way. All of your ways are loving and faithful, for those who strive to follow your ways.
For the sake of your Name, O Lord, forgive the iniquities of these children, though they may be great. As these children worship you, instruct them in the ways chosen for them. Let them spend their days showered by your blessings. Confide in them your ways. As their eyes turn to you, release them from the snares in which their mistakes have caused their feet to be trapped. Turn to them and be gracious to them when they are lonely or emotionally wounded. When the troubles of their hearts have multiplied, free them from their anguish. Guard their lives and rescue them, let them not be put to shame as they take refuge in you.
May they be people of integrity and uprightness, and may that protect them as they put their hope in you. Redeem them, O Lord, from all the troubles they encounter.
Amen
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