A Child's Prayer

On a day like this,
Sun high and grass green
A big hill, a tall tree
Standing just past your knee
You smiling at me

I've never seen such a height
When you fly our kite
I feel ready for flight
And dread the coming of night

How can you make me feel this way?
The way I feel now?
I want to be like you, Friend
Teach me how

How sweet it is,
To make harmony
Whether we laugh or sing
Oh, to hear your voice ring
As our hands gently cling

I see myself in the jewels of your crown
As you lift me from the ground
After spinning me around
With a joyous sound

You gaze in my eyes and stroke my face
Assuring me that I won't fall down
I want to be like you, Father
Teach me how

On a day like this,
On a crowded street
A blind beggar we meet
With crooked fingers and swollen feet
An old blanket for his seat

You quickly stop and learn his name
Listen to a voice filled with pain
For a moment he was lame
But now he'll never be the same

How did you do it?
That miracle just now?
I want to be like you, Super Man!
Teach me how!

On that same street,
Was a pottery stand
The most expensive in all the land
As we walked by, I swung my hand
A hundred pieces scattered like sand

My heart sank and tears welled up
The vendor scolded me about his cup
Feeling like a troubled pup
You surrendered money and lifted me up

You held me close and whispered
"It's all better now."
I want to be like you, Savior
Teach me how

At the bus stop on the corner,
People stand and wait
Hoping not to be late
For whatever meeting or date
Then silence was broken like a plate

You began to shout about right living
And about a God who is forgiving
Some became angry and hate-driven
But one woman wept and confessed sinning

You speak with unashamed fire
Yet deep compassion--How?
I want to be like you, Brave Heart
Teach me right now

On a night like this,
When darkness surrounds me
Though I am afraid of what I can't see
I still know that you're right beside me
Then I stub my toe and scrape my knee

I'm hurting now, Lord
All I feel is pain
My tears fall like rain
Did you leave me in this open plain?

You say, "Be still, child. Here am I."
I still ache, but you're here now
I want to be like you, Prince of Peace
Teach me how

Together in darkness we walked,
Down a moon-lit path through the wood
I didn't wish to speak even if I could
Then we stopped and quietly stood
You calmly and slowly pulled back your hood

Silence grew louder in the stillness
Suddenly, I heard sobs of sadness
A heart broken for those lost in the mess
Of the battle between truth and darkness

I felt the same emotion
I was weeping too
Show me your heart, Broken One
I want to be like you

On a morning like this,
I wake up with hands tied
Dismayed you weren't by my side
A man walked in and said you had died
Desperation rose and I hoped he had lied

I was taken outside and dragged up a hill
Your body was there hanging still
The earth shook as my tears did spill
Why were you the man they had to kill?

You agreed to give up your life
To save a world destruction-bound
How could you do that, Holy One?
I wouldn't know how

On a day like this,
Laying under our favorite tree
Feeling that nothing could cheer me
My eyes closed, I felt someone near me
My eyes opened, "Is it really you I see?"

There you were with new scars but the same smile
You told me you're going away for a while
"Tell others about me and save them from denial.
I will be with you, child, walking mile by mile."

You're in my heart giving me life
Every day I am learning how
To be more like you, Jesus
You're teaching me now