Prayer for my Tori

Tori and Mama, Summer 2007

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Prayer for This Child

I do not know

how I am to pray for this child

as a mother I don't want my baby denied

but in the waiting

in the waiting

I learned to hold on

to the heart of God

every instinct in me wants to shield her from pain

take the arrows of misery, heartache and blame

but in the sorrow

in the sorrow

I learned to hold on

to the heart of God

I only have two eyes - be All-Seeing

I only have two hands - be Everywhere

I do not know enough - be All-Knowing

I give my baby up

into YOUR care

I do not know how I am to pray for this child

I want to guard her from everything wicked and wild

but in the trial

in the trial

I learned to hold on

And in the trial

in your trials you'll learn

to hold on

to the heart of God

~Sara Groves

(pause the music at the bottom if you want to watch the video)