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I Thank You For This Wondrous Gift Of Life

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I thank you for this wondrous gift of life.
I am humbled by the blessings and responsibilities of parenthood and my participation in the miracle of creation.
May I learn to love without smothering.
May I learn to house without imprisoning.
May I learn to give without imposing.
May I learn to live today, that yesterday and tomorrow might find their own way in the world.
I give thanks to life for the gift of life, and stand in wonder before the awesome task of parenting that lies before me.
Blessed is the way of life that makes parent rejoice with child.
-Rami M. Shapiro

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