Lord, Heavenly Father, hold my sweet girl in your loving arms as she lets go of my hand and walks into a big brick building; a place where I can't protect her or guide her, where she could face big scary things like rejection, hate, even violence. Guard her body, her mind, and her heart.
Lord, help my sweet girl to be a good friend; kind, compassionate, and welcoming. I've seen glimpses of mean spiritedness in her that sometimes girls use against one another; why do we do that?! I'll send her to school with a reminder to treat others how she wants to be treated; please help her not to forget!
Lord, my sweet girl is loud, impulsive, and opinionated. Please help her teacher to remember that this sometimes difficult child is my BABY. I pray that her teacher is loving, patient, and kind. I pray that she guides her gently in the right direction.
I pray that my sweet girl never feels alone or afraid, but if she does that she turns to you for comfort, as I've tried to teach her to do. I pray that she misses me when she's away, but that she continues to grow into the confident, independent girl that she's turning into.
Lord, I pray that you give me strength and ease my anxiety as we enter this next stage of my sweet girl's life, because I know my prayers can be unrealistic. I know she has to face the world on her own; she has to experience things that I wish she didn't have to, she has to be punished and guided by someone else's rules, she has to live her own life. Give me the strength to smile and push back the tears as she kisses me and walks away, so that I don't cause her any stress or anxiety.
Thank you, Lord, for my sweet girl.
Absolutely tear jerkingly beautiful. May I share?
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