A Prayer For Walking Together

A Prayer for Walking Together

Christ with us, Christ within us.

Through Your mercy and grace,

Forge a bond as we journey together,

Parent and child,

On hushed country roads

And bustling city streets.

As we hit the pavement

And feel the gravel beneath us,

Help us be slow to speak,

Lingering in the sacred silence of together,

And quick to listen

To what is said and left unsaid.

Christ with us, Christ within us.

Give us the wisdom to know

When to hold our children’s hands

And when to let them go.

May our children stay rooted in love,

Even as they move forward in freedom.

Give us the courage to climb together

And know when to step back

And cheer our children on

As they embark on their own adventures.

Christ with us, Christ within us.

May our children know You

In the sun on their faces

And the wind at their backs.

Bless this sacred moment

Of time together.

Let us not dwell on the past

Or get lost in the future

But be fully awake

To Your presence

In the present reality of right now.

Christ with us, Christ within us.

In their comings and goings,

In their youth and in their old age,

Give our sons and daughters

Strength for the journey

And rest for when they’re weary.

And when they walk,

May they walk paths of peace,

Stopping at the side of the road

For the good of a fellow sojourner.

Thank You for the honor of raising children,

And forgive us for the ways we have stumbled

In our parenting journeys.

Christ with us, Christ within us.

Thank You for walking alongside us

As we traverse the hills and valleys,

Tending to growing hearts

And souls and bodies and minds.

We pray all this in Your name,

In Christ alone,

Amen.

Ephesians 3:17-19; Irish Blessing; Prayer of Saint Patrick