Quote:
To All Parents
"I'll lend you for a little time a child of
Mine," He said.
"For you to love the while he lives and
mourn for when he's dead...
It may be six or seven years, or twenty
two or three,
But will you, till I call him back, take
care of him for Me?
He'll bring you charms to gladden you,
and shall his stay be brief,
You'll have his lovely memories as solace
for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay, since all
from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there
I want this child to learn.
I've looked the wide world over in my
search for teachers true,
And from the throngs that crowd life's
lanes, I have selected you.
Now will you give him all your love, nor
think the labor vain,
Nor hate me when I come to call to take
him back again?
I fancied that I heard them say; "Dear
Lord thy will be done.
For all the joy Thy child shall bring,
the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll
love him while we may.
For all the happiness we've known,
forever grateful stay.
But shall the angels call for him, much
sooner than we've planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes,
and try to understand'"
I too lost a child and this was given to me...please share it with your friend
To All Parents
"I'll lend you for a little time a child of
Mine," He said.
"For you to love the while he lives and
mourn for when he's dead...
It may be six or seven years, or twenty
two or three,
But will you, till I call him back, take
care of him for Me?
He'll bring you charms to gladden you,
and shall his stay be brief,
You'll have his lovely memories as solace
for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay, since all
from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there
I want this child to learn.
I've looked the wide world over in my
search for teachers true,
And from the throngs that crowd life's
lanes, I have selected you.
Now will you give him all your love, nor
think the labor vain,
Nor hate me when I come to call to take
him back again?
I fancied that I heard them say; "Dear
Lord thy will be done.
For all the joy Thy child shall bring,
the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll
love him while we may.
For all the happiness we've known,
forever grateful stay.
But shall the angels call for him, much
sooner than we've planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes,
and try to understand'"
I too lost a child and this was given to me...please share it with your friend
