"Parent's Prayer"

"I seek your forgivenessfor all the times I

talked when I should have listened;

got angry when I should have been patient;

acted when I should have waited;

feared when I should have been delighted;

scolded when I should have encouraged;

criticized when I should have complimented;

said no when I should have said yes and

said yes when I should have said no."

-- Marian Wright Edelman --