Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to...

Build me a son, O Lord, 
who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face him self when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.


Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be;a son who will know Thee- and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge. 


Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and sp...