By now he and I have established something resembling a routine around the everyday tasks of bathing, cleaning, feeding and sleeping. I can even somewhat read his various yelps and feet banging. However there are times when I am still unable to read him. Those are, needless to say, the most difficult and agonising moments, especially when accompanied by crying. And every time that happens I am shaken by his helplessness and dependency on me. I am forced to think- what of those helpless children who are ignored, abandoned and who have no one to listen to their cries? That is why I would like to send up this most humble prayer to God for all the children in the World.
"Dear God let no child go to bed hungry. Give each of your children a warm, clean bed. Let there be peace where they sleep so that they may smile with the happiness of sweet dreams and when they awake let there be a concerned ear to listen to their cries, a warm hug to soothe them and a loving heart to guard them."
