“I don’t think it works like that.”
“Why not?”
“Can I pray with you?”
“Sir, I’m going to Vietnam in the morning, if that won’t make a noble man out of me I don’t know what will.”
“Can I pray with you?”
Tommy shrugged.
“Dear Lord, Tommy is a boy who has lost his way. His life hasn’t been easy, Lord, and perhaps you are testing him or perhaps you are preparing him. Only you know your Will. I pray that you will keep him. Give him the strength to overcome the obstacles he faces every day because Lord you never give him a challenge bigger than his soul can take. Give him the courage to make the right choices. Prepare him Lord for your holy service. Take his damaged heart in your powerful hand. Take his burden and shame. Take his mistakes. Take his needs. Cast all his shortcomings and remind him that he can be forgiven, he can be good, and he can be a soldier of Your name. As he goes to war, Lord be with him and keep him safe from harm’s way. Protect him and show him the power of Your love for him. Amen.”
Neither of them spoke for a long while.
“I figured you would just pray that God would keep me away from your daughter.”
“He doesn’t seem to hear those. He works in mysterious ways.”
“Why not?”
“Can I pray with you?”
“Sir, I’m going to Vietnam in the morning, if that won’t make a noble man out of me I don’t know what will.”
“Can I pray with you?”
Tommy shrugged.
“Dear Lord, Tommy is a boy who has lost his way. His life hasn’t been easy, Lord, and perhaps you are testing him or perhaps you are preparing him. Only you know your Will. I pray that you will keep him. Give him the strength to overcome the obstacles he faces every day because Lord you never give him a challenge bigger than his soul can take. Give him the courage to make the right choices. Prepare him Lord for your holy service. Take his damaged heart in your powerful hand. Take his burden and shame. Take his mistakes. Take his needs. Cast all his shortcomings and remind him that he can be forgiven, he can be good, and he can be a soldier of Your name. As he goes to war, Lord be with him and keep him safe from harm’s way. Protect him and show him the power of Your love for him. Amen.”
Neither of them spoke for a long while.
“I figured you would just pray that God would keep me away from your daughter.”
“He doesn’t seem to hear those. He works in mysterious ways.”
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