Stevejet
05-11-2008, 06:14 PM
From the Orange County Register, 5-11-2008. A retired Navy man. Lt. Cdr. Buck Sorenson of Stanton, CA. shared this Mother's Prayer (anoymous) printed on the last page of his 1953 aircraft carrier yearbook, USS Kearsarge.
"God, Father of freedom, look after that boy of mine wherever he might be. Talk with him during the silent watches of the night, and spur him to bravery when he faces the foe. Transfer my prayer to his heart."
"Keep my boy inspired by faith in his God. Throughout all the long days of hopeful victory, wherever his duties take him, keep his spirit high and his purpose unwavering. Make him a loyal friend. Nourish him with the love I gave him at birth and satisfy the hunger of his soul with the knowledge of my daily prayer."
"He is my choicest treasure. Take care of him, God. I once warmed him under my heart. You warm him anew in his shelter under the stars. Touch him with my smile of cheer and comfort, and my full confidence in his every brave pursuit."
"Fail him not - and may he not fail You, his country, nor the mother who bore him."
Submitted by Mike Nally of Garden Grove, CA.
"God, Father of freedom, look after that boy of mine wherever he might be. Talk with him during the silent watches of the night, and spur him to bravery when he faces the foe. Transfer my prayer to his heart."
"Keep my boy inspired by faith in his God. Throughout all the long days of hopeful victory, wherever his duties take him, keep his spirit high and his purpose unwavering. Make him a loyal friend. Nourish him with the love I gave him at birth and satisfy the hunger of his soul with the knowledge of my daily prayer."
"He is my choicest treasure. Take care of him, God. I once warmed him under my heart. You warm him anew in his shelter under the stars. Touch him with my smile of cheer and comfort, and my full confidence in his every brave pursuit."
"Fail him not - and may he not fail You, his country, nor the mother who bore him."
Submitted by Mike Nally of Garden Grove, CA.