Lord, as I lay my head on my pillow tonight, what shall I pray for? My nightly prayer for my children’s safety, Love in my life, and good health seem wrong as my heart fills with guilt Knowing thousands will not be able to pray tonight with their loved ones Only echoes of heart wrenching goodbyes remain My prayers should be for the brave and the dead, For the families and their losses and for the frightening times to come Lord, what should I pray for tonight? What shall my children’s prayers be today, Lord? Do they pray for their parents and be grateful for all they have? Should they know to pray for babies who will never hold their mothers again, For fathers who will never watch their children Grow to be strong and happy adults? Should their hearts be filled with heartbreak So they can pray for the hearts of the world? Lord, teach my heart a prayer filled with wisdom A prayer to reach out to others While cherishing what’s still mine A prayer that will help me find peace in my world Yet to be touched by the horrors that await. Lord, help me to know the suffering of those who have lost Give me the words to calm my children’s horror As they see the world for the first time With fear and uncertainty, pain and terror Mommy can’t make it all better this time My little one says as she looks in my tear stained eyes Lord, show me the way to see the light through the darkness Give my children hope Help me as I read to my child and sing her to sleep To remember what we still have And not pass my terror on to her innocent heart What shall I pray for tonight, Lord Anne Leedom ParentingBookmark.com anne@parentingbookmark.com
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