God Wisdom Through Grandma

Just finished up posting my great-grandmother's memoir with audio for class. I'm done with it for class but not done with it for good. I wanted to stop by here to share a poem she wrote:

The Two Prayers

Last night my boy confessed to me

Some childish wrong;

He prayed with tears:

“Dear God, make me a man

Like Daddy–wise and strong;

I know you can.”

Then while he slept

I knelt beside his bed,

Confessed my sins,

And prayed with love-bowed head,

“Oh God, make me a child

Like my child here–

Pure, guileless,

Trusting Thee with faith sincere.”

Mildred Shelton