PRAYER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Let us pray

for our young people

whose lives lie ahead of them, 

that they may go forward

with open and receptive minds

to meet their future,

that they may learn to live

with life's uncertainties

and face up to disappointments,

that they may learn

to accept themselves

and not lose heart.

We pray

that they may be generous

and honest toward their parents,

that they do not write off or hate

the older generation

but respect the past,

and, above all, that they should be

faithful to their friends

and unselfish in love,

that they may not indulge

in what is cheap and futile,

that they may not ruin

the lives of others,

but be ready to make this world

a better place to live in.

We ask these things for them

of the Lord our God.

Amen.