Prayer at the Dressing of the Six Year Old
Based on a Celtic prayer to be prayed while one dresses.
Bless to her, O God,
her body and her soul;
Bless to me, O God,
my faith that other parents will not judge;
Bless to me, O God,
my speech (that I may not say, “You’re wearing THAT?!?”),
and Bless to me, O God,
the choking back of laughter.
Strength and determination of this little person,
her sense of self
and conviction of hipness,
and Thine own path, O God of lovely things,
til she goes to sleep this night.
Thine own path, O God of virtues,
until she discovers the skanky styles.