A Father Prayer - Douglas MacArthur

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, And brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; One who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, And humble and gentle in victory. Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; A son who will know Thee…. Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, But under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; Here let him learn compassion for those who fail. Build me a son whose heart will be clean, whose goal will be high; A son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; One who will learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; One who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past. And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be ser...