These three things remain

If I could give my children nothing else in life, there are three things I want for them to have:

Faith. I want my children to have faith. In a power that is higher than anything, that is the source of everything, that can both create and move mountains and seas. I want them to have faith that this power is all around them, that it is within them, that it is in others, as well.

Hope. I want my children to have hope in a beautiful future for us all. For without hope they will never be able to accomplish their dreams for themselves, for the earth, for the world.

Love. I want my children to know love. To feel loved. To have love. For all living things, for the earth, for all people, for themselves.

I know that their lives will not be without turmoil, without pain. But I pray that they can carry with them these three things, for when all else falls away, what remains are these: faith, hope, love.

And the greatest of these is love.

This post is part of a Group Writing Project for June, sponsored by Jordan at MamaBlogga. Please visit her site for the rules if you would like to participate. The prompt for this month is "Three things I want my kids to..."