“Honoring my parents”

Lord, I know You set my parents over me
And gave them their special authority
As my teachers and examples in my daily walk;
You use them to show me how to move and talk.
Many things through which I have already gone
They have passed through in the years long
Preceding my birth-they know the struggle I face,
And You have commanded me to honor them in this place.
I should give them the same respect that I would give You,
Because they care for and love me, too.
So give me the strength to obey in all things,
Trusting that no matter what life flings
In my path, causing me to stumble,
You and they will always help me get out of the jumble
And mess I might make-You can straighten me out
Using my parents as your tools-I don’t doubt
That, if and when I become a father too,
I will pray that I will act just like You.
This is because You, above everyone else qualified,
Showed Your love for this child when You died.
And as a father, I should be willing and prepared
To sacrifice my own life to save the children for whom I care.