Oh, God, You have been our God for generations;
You have led us by the hand, as though we were unsteady toddlers.
You taught us to walk, strong and quietly leaning into your holiness.
I praise you for Your love and guidance to my father, mother, grandparents and generations long forgotten.
As my name becomes one that will fade from history in ages to come, make my life one that is expended wisely, leaving behind a legacy that will be remembered for eternity.
I will not walk with them
when heartache fills their hearts,
when they sing for joy,
when the choices they make influence our shared descendants
So walk with them, I pray.
I will never know their names; they may not know mine.
Teach them to know Your name.
Lead them into lives that display Your glory to a world that will always be broken;
A world of hearts that can each turn to You for hope and healing.
You know my descendants already and are working now to draw them to yourself.
For our ancestors Who prayed for us, I thank You.
For future generations who will also wait in prayer, I ask You to bless their time with You.
For those who have praised Your name through triumph, defeat, persecution and plenty, I see Your face and follow in their lead.
I ask that those who will turn their gaze to You and to be content in all circumstances, encourage them and cause them to continue to forge a path through the ages.
There are those who have sinned and damaged us. I wait on You to teach me from our failures; let me press in more closely to your side.
I look to You for their certain sin. Teach them that there is unbounded grace and mercy in the presence of our Lord Who shed His blood for them.
You have led us; lead us still.
You have taught us; teach us still.
You have loved us; we welcome Your love and salvation for the children we hold and all those yet to come.
I praise You, God of all generations, for Your unfailing faithfulness.
That has been, is and always will be our refuge.
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