Quote from Forum Archives on March 17, 2007, 11:53 am

Posted by: hopechestnews <hopechestnews@...>

 

Dear friends,

 

I thought you might like these two prayers by Amy Carmichael (1860-1951), missionary to India.  I love her poetry, and often post such things on my kitchen cabinets or copy them into my journal.  You can find out more about her inspiring life story of rescuing children with these links:

Glimpses for Kids: http://chi.gospelcom.net/GLIMPSEF/Glimpses/glmps132.shtml

In Touch Ministries: http://www.intouch.org/myintouch/mighty/portraits/amy_carmichael_213673.html

New CD with Amy's poems set to music www.jimspencermusic.com

Amy Carmichael: Christian Songs from Dohnavur http://www.amycarmichael.org/

CLC Ministries (publisher of her books) http://www.clcusa.org/

Christian Book Distributors, which offers a huge selection of resources by and about Amy Carmichael  www.christianbook.com

Blessings,

 

Virginia Knowles

www.homeschoolblogger.com/virginiaknowles and www.thehopechest.net

 

A Prayer for Children

by Amy Carmichael

 

Make them good soldiers of Jesus Christ; let them never turn back in the day of battle.

Let them be winners and helpers of souls.

Let them live not to be ministered to, but to minister.

Make them loyal; let them set loyalty high above all things.

Make them doers, not mere talkers.

Let them enjoy hard work and choose hard things rather than easy.

Make them trustworthy.

Make them wise, for it is written, He hath no pleasure in fools.

Let them pass from dependence on us to dependence on Thee.

Let them never come under the dominion of earthly things; keep them free.

Let them grow up healthy, happy, friendly, and keen to make others happy.

Give them eyes to see the beauty of the world and hearts to worship its Creator.

Let them be gentle to beast and bird; let cruelty be hateful to them.

May they walk, O Lord, in the light of Thy countenance.

And for ourselves we ask that we might never weaken.

"God is my strong salvation…"

We ask that we might train them to say that word and live that life,

and pour themselves out for others unhindered by self.

Amen

 

~*~*~

 

For Our Children

by Amy Carmichael in Toward Jerusalem

 

Father, hear us, we are praying,

Heart the words our hearts are saying,

We are praying for our children.

 

Keep them from the powers of evil,

From the secret, hidden peril,

From the whirlpool that would suck them,

From the treacherous quicksand, pluck them.

 

From the worldling's hollow gladness,

From the sting of faithfless sadness,

Holy Father, save our children.

 

Through life's troubles waters steer them,

Through life's bitter battle cheer them,

Father, Father, be Thou near them.

Read the language of our longing,

Read the wordless pleadings thronging,

Holy Father, for our children.

 

And wherever they may bide,

Lead them Home at eventide.

 

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