On My Grandson's Second Birthday

Lord God, he's two today!
Thank you for my grandson!
Thank you for these past two years!
Thank you for the years to come.

Abba, Father, grant him health and happiness.
Give him blessing and joy all his days.
Show him your favor.
Accomplish your good, perfect, and pleasing will for his life.
Protect his health.
Preserve his good manners.
Let your unfailing love rest upon him.
Teach him to pray.
Teach him to worship.
Teach him to love.
Teach him your ways.
Teach him to honor you.

Let salvation spring up in him,
and let him grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord.
Let integrity and honesty be his virtue and his protection.
Teach him self-control.
Develop within him a love for your Word.
Teach him to do justly, and love mercy.
Teach him the proper respect for others.
Grant him a strong self-esteem,
rooted in the realization that he is your workmanship.
Give him a faithful heart.
Grow him up to be strong and courageous.
Keep his heart pure.
Preserve his kind spirit.
Continue to make him generous.
Grant him a spirit of peace, and joy.
Teach him to persevere in all he does,
and especially in righteousness.
Keep him humble.
Teach him compassion.
Teach him responsibility.
Teach him contentment.

Let sincere faith take root in his heart.
Give him a servant's heart.
Let his life overflow with hope.
Teach him to work hard.
Instill in him a passion for God.
Teach him self-discipline.
Give him a grateful spirit,
and teach him to trust in you and follow you
all the days of his life.

Bless him and keep him.
Make your face shine upon him
and be gracious to him.
Smile on him,
and give him peace,
in Jesus' name, amen.