Father to the Fatherless

Please help me tend
My tender flock
Help me protect, provide,
Take stock
Of all they need to thrive
All they need to heal
Help me absorb
What they shouldn’t feel
Give them joy and health
A warmer, caring community
Give them gentleness, quiet strength,
A world of opportunities
If Your promise begins
After my death,
If they will be set free
When I lose my breath
Hold them even tighter,
Take them in hand
Protect and love them
Provide all I can’t.
They are the greatest gift
You have ever given me,
Forgive me for all
I have failed to be.

Thank You for the days I had.