I pray this prayer from John 17, one of Jesus's farewell discourses to his friends and disciples, as I lay myself down to sleep each night: Dear God, bless my children, Bev, Jill, Rob, John, and stepchildren, Matthew Mark and Honor, and grandchildren all—Gillian, Isabella, Ali, Luke, Lucia,Thomas, Harrison, Will, Eliza, Brianjohnson, Phoebe, Dylan.
I consecrate myself to Thee for their sake, that they too may be consecrated in Thy Word—Thy Word is Truth. AMEN. (John 17 paraphrase)
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“The world needs to look to mothers and women to find peace, to break out of the spirals of violence and hatred, and to regain a human gaze and a seeing heart.” Pope Francis
And various godmothers, friends, known and unknown, of any gender, including animals, along the way. AMEN.
