Lord, thank you for the safe arrival of this boy and the responsibility put into my hands to love and parent him and show him the greater path.
We all dwell in the Eastern Valley, East of Eden, east of unblemished creation, east of relationship with you our creator, redeemer, and restorer.
May he quickly and throughly understand his station and his need for grace.
May the light of salvation come to him quickly. May he see you, Jesus, as the light of the world and may that knowledge be a harbinger of heart change, regeneration. And may the light not terminate on him. He is a candle maker. May he hold the light so that others see the truth, the face of the king and see the path home…
To the high meadow. We have been low and away and, by your grace may we come up and closer to you. In the words of C.S. Lewis describing the progression into Aslan’s country we long to go “further up and further in.” May all this boy’s life be one characterized by the longing for a future home. So often life will be reflective of the valley and in obvious need of light but may his station with you provide the remedy, vision, and hope for either malady.
May all who know him recognize a boy, and a man, who holds the light that leads to the high meadow.
Amen.
Henley - Of High Meadow
Chandler- Candle Maker
Estep - Dweller in Eastern Valley