General MacArthur’s Prayer for His Son

bxiang — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:12:02 +0000

    Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak ; and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble gentle in victory.
    Build me a son whose wishes will not take the place of deeds; a son who will know Thee—and that to himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.
    Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those who fail.
    Build me a son whose heart will be clean, whose goal will be high, a who will master himself before he seeks other, men, one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.
    And after all there things are his, add, I pray enough of a sense of a humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously . Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, and the meekness of true strength.
    Then I, his father, will dare to whisper, ”I heave hot lived in vain!”

麦帅为子祈祷文
主啊！教导我儿子，在软弱时能够坚强不屈、在惧怕时能勇敢自持、在诚实的失败中毫不气馁、在光明的胜利中仍保持谦逊温和。
教导我儿子，笃实力行而不从事空想，使他认识你，同时也认识他自己，这才是一切知识的开端。
我祈求你，不要将他引上逸乐之途，而将他置于困难及挑战的磨练与刺激之下，使他学着在风暴中站起来，而又由此学着同情那些跌倒的人。
求你让他有一颗纯洁的心，一个高尚的目标，在学习指挥别人之前先学会自制，在迈向未来之时而不遗忘过去。
主　在他有了这些美德之后，我还要祈求你，赐给他充份的幽默感以免过于严肃，赐给他谦虚，使他永远记着，真正的伟大是单纯、真正的智慧是坦率、真正的力量是温和。
然后做为父亲的我，才敢轻声的说，我总算这辈子没有白活。　阿们！

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General MacArthur’s Prayer for His Son