Today we held our grandson for the first time and words cannot describe the thrill!
A Prayer for Theo, from Psalm 121 (ESV)
I lift up my eyes to the hills.
As Theo arrives and grows, may his eyes
Where does my help come from?
always look to You for help.
My help comes from the LORD,
May his heart fully believe You are
Who made heaven and earth.
his Creator and his loving LORD.
He will not let your foot be moved;
As he learns to walk, may he rest in
behold He who keeps Israel
the peace of knowing You watch over
will neither slumber nor sleep.
him because You never sleep.
The LORD is your keeper;
May he let You keep him in all ways.
the LORD is your shade
May he run into and stay in Your shade,
on your right hand.
close to You in the guidance of his parents and
The sun shall not strike you by day, nor
later by his own choice, so that he
the moon by night.
has nothing to fear at any time.
The LORD will keep you from all evil;
O LORD, keep Theo from all evil and keep
He will keep your life.
him from the beginning of life and onward.
The LORD will keep your going out
From his arrival on May 31 and in all
and your coming in from
his coming and going in life
this time forth and forevermore.
and then forever in heaven.
Guard this precious boy You have created.
We, his family, look to You to be his Ultimate Shepherd.
And we thank You for allowing us to be
His earthly family.
We love him!
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