"Police Wives Prayer"

Dear God,

give me COURAGE, for perhaps I lack

it more than anything else.

I need COURAGE as I witness my husband's

departure for duty each day.

I need COURAGE as I see him put on his uniform

because I know the abuse that perhaps

he will be subjected to before he returns

from his tour of duty.

I need COURAGE in dealing with the children

when he is working long hours

during demonstrations or on an

investigation

I need COURAGE when tensions buildup on

the job and pressures at home

mount and life becomes almost

too much to bear.

I need COURAGE to stand firm and not to

succumb the urge to run away

from problems.

Help me to have the strength to be a

COURAGEOUS and Valiant Woman,

when I learn from the media that a

"police officer's been hurt."

The next time I waiver or grow faint-hearted,

Help me, O Divine Master,

to be COURAGEOUS.

And, having found the source of strength in

You, Help me to reach out to

others, who may be just

as scared as I.

Amen.

Prayer given at the DC Police Wives Installation Dinner, on June 15, 1973, by Reverend R. Joseph Dooley.

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