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Your
sons and your daughters are not yours alone; Bring them to
know
Me before they are grown. |
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| 2. |
Provide
for their needs and know as you do,
That
I will provide for each one of you. |
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| 3. |
Live
by My Word, in love and in fear, So you’re living a message
that children can hear. |
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| 4. |
I
delighted in sharing creation with you; Help your children
appreciate loveliness, too. |
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| 5. |
And
respect them, for each is unique by design; Welcome their
specialness. Help them to shine! |
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| 6. |
Cultivate
character, loyalty, and trust; Lessons in living to carve in
their youth. |
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| 7. |
Take
time to listen, to laugh, and to play; When your children have
grown, the memories will stay. |
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| 8. |
Teach
them to talk to Me often in prayer; I want them to trust that
I’ll always be there. |
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| 9. |
I
am there for you, too. Remember to ask, And I will equip you for
this holy task. |
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| 10. |
These
are my loved ones.
Thus it shall be; As you
do unto them, you do unto Me. |
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By
Judith
Dekker |
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