Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy Valentine's Day, Dwayne.
You are the man I prayed for long ago.




Dear God, I prayed, all unafraid
(as we're inclined to do),
I do not need a handsome man
but let him be like You;
I do not need one big and strong
nor yet so very tall,
nor need he be some genius,
or wealthy, Lord, at all;
but let his head be high, dear God,
and let his eye be clear,
his shoulder's straight, whate'er his state,
whate'er his earthly sphere;
and let his face have character,
a ruggedness of soul,
and let his whole life show, dear God,
a singleness of goal;
then when he comes
(as he will come)
with quiet eyes aglow,
I'll understand that he's the man
I prayed for long ago.

-Ruth Bell Graham wrote this poem in college not long before she met her husband Billy Graham. Billy ended up being all Ruth asked for and more, as Dwayne is for me.

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