Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man. (Proverbs 3:3-4)
Dear Father,
I pray that these children understand that the true worth of a life lived is the degree to which we have loved those you have given us to love and the degree to which we have been faithful to you and to those who have counted on us to be there for them. I pray that they love and are fully faithful to their spouses while they are tempted to think of themselves and their own interests and gratification. But I also pray that they come to understand that love and faithfulness is not limited to the marriage bond, but is also essential in being a parent and role model. A failure to love and be faithful to a spouse is also failing to love and be faithful to their children as the children bear much of the consequence of a parent's failure in this regard. Love and faithfulness is also essential in being a leader and a role model outside the family - in the church and in the community. And even in their vocations, help them to see that love and faithfulness is what makes one an effective leader in the workplace. By that, truly they will win favor and a good name both in your eyes and in the sight of man.
Amen
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