Prayers for This Child

I do not know how I am to pray for this child

as a mother I don't want my baby denied

but in the waiting in the waiting

I learned

every instinct in me wants to shield him from pain

take the arrows of misery, heartache and blame

but in the sorrow in the sorrow

I learned to hold on

I only have two eyes - be all seeing

I only have two hands - be everywhere

I do not know enough - to be all knowing

I give this baby up into your care

I do not know how, how to pray for this child

I want to guard her from everything wicked and wild

but in the trial in the trial

I learned to hold on

And in the trial, in the trial

I learned to hold on to the heart of God