맥아더 장군의 자녀를 위한 기도(General MacArthur's Prayer for His Son)

 

General MacArthur's Prayer for His Son

 

 

 

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was an outstanding figure in the events during

and after the Second World War.  In early 1942, when leading outnumbered United States

forces in the Philippines, General MacArthur prayed this prayer for his son Arthur

many times during his morning devotions:

 

 

맥아더 장군의 자녀를 위한 기도(1952년 5월)

내게 이런 자녀를 주옵소서

약할 때에 자기를 돌아볼 줄 아는 여유와
두려울 때 자신을 잃지 않는 대담성을 가지고
정직한 패배에 부끄러워 하지 않고 태연하며
승리에 겸손하고 온유한 자녀를 내게 주시옵소서

생각해야 할 때에 고집하지 말게 하시고
주를 알고 자신을 아는 것이 지식의 기초임을 아는
자녀를 내게 허락 하옵소서

원하옵나니 그를 평탄하고 안이한 길로 인도하지 마시고
고난과 도전에 직면하여 분투 항거할 줄 알도록 인도하여 주시옵소서
그리하여 폭풍우 속에서 용감히 싸울 줄 알고
패자를 관용할 줄 알도록 가르쳐 주옵소서

그 마음이 깨끗하고 그 목표가 높은 자녀를
남을 정복하려고 하기 전에 먼저 자신을 다스릴 줄 아는 자녀를
장래를 바라봄과 동시에 지난 날을 잊지않는 자녀를 내게 주시옵소서

이런 것들을 허락하신 다음 이에 더하여
내 아들에게 유머를 알게 하시고
생을 엄숙하게 살아감과 동시에 생을 즐길 줄 알게 하옵소서

자기 자신에 지나치게 집착하지 말게 하시고
겸허한 마음을 갖게 하시어
참된 위대성은 소박함에 있음을 알게 하시고
참된 지혜는 열린 마음에 있으며
참된 힘은 온유함에 있음을 명심하게 하옵소서

그리하여  나 아버지는 어느날
내 인생을 헛되이 살지 않았노라고
고백할 수 있도록  도와주시옵소서.

<맥아더장군의 기도문 에서>

 

 

A Father's Prayer by General Douglas MacArthur (May 1952)

Build me a son, O Lord, 
who will be strong enough to know when he is weak; 
and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; 
one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, 
and humble and gentle in victory. 

Build me a son 
whose wishes will not take the place of deeds; 
a son who will know Thee – 
and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge. 

Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, 
but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. 
Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; 
here let him learn compassion for those who fail. 

Build me a son 
whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high, 
a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men, 
one who will reach into the future, 
yet never forget the past. 

And after all these things are his, add, I pray, 
enough of a sense of humor, 
so that he may always be serious, 
yet never take himself too seriously. 

Give him humility, 
so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, 
the open mind of true wisdom, 
and the meekness of true strength. 

Then I, his father, will dare to whisper, “I have not lived in vain!”

 

 

http://www.allprodad.com/blog/2013/02/25/a-fathers-prayer-by-general-douglas-macarthur/

 

 

 

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*아래 글은 MacArthur의 글이 아닙니다. '주기도문'을 바탕으로 쓴 글이니 참고로 보십시오.

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10 Things to Pray For and With Your Child

 

We all want the best for our children, and prayer can be an important part of helping them to grow up. But how should we pray for them and with them?

Well, there’s no better guide for prayer than listening to Jesus. When His friends asked him how to pray, He suggested an outline we have come to know as “The Lord’s Prayer.”

 This “10-Ways” list is based on these words of Jesus:

“Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored. Your kingdom come, Your will be done - in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, as we forgive the sins of others. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory. Forever and ever. Amen.”

1. Pray that your kids make a real connection with God: this is the starting place. The fact of prayer assumes a God who is not distant. This is where we all must begin.

2. Pray that your children honor the Creator: It’s important that kids learn to believe in a real God, a Being of light and power who we can’t help but respect and honor – a Creator they can revere rather than the light-weight “Heavenly Santa Clause” of myth. Prayer becomes more meaningful in the context of respect and reverence.

3. Pray they translate that honor into action: Kids who honor God are more inclined to participate in their Creator’s work. It’s the way “Thy will be done” turns into, “Yes, and we’ll do it every day.”

4. Pray that they are well-equipped to meet every daily need: Prayer as a vehicle to honoring God, is less concerned with “God - give me what I want”, or “me, me, me” as a matter of course. But it is absolutely appropriate to pray that our kids acquire the wisdom and the skills to live in freedom, without going hungry and without fear.

5. Pray that they your children understand the power of forgiveness: Our kids certainly don’t need to be saddled with the baggage so many of us carry around. So let’s pray that they understand and live in the knowledge that forgiveness and hope are always on the table.

6. Pray that they are well-equipped to deal with temptation: We already know how difficult it is to live with integrity in a world loaded with stumbling blocks that trip us at every turn. So pray with and for your children - that they have the necessary tools (faith, education, family support, good friends, tenacity etc.) to resist. Here is a helpful All Pro Dad Article teaching us 5 Ways to Help Your Kids Stand for What's Right.

7. Pray that they will have the resources to defeat everything negative: “Evil” is more than just temptation. Sometimes evil is direct opposition, confusion, disappointment, worry, stress, people who hate, people who always try to break down what is right and oppose goodness. We need to be serious about our commitment to pray about these things. For ourselves as well as for and with our children. Here is an All Pro Dad article on 5 Ways to Give Your Kids Guts to Stand Up to Pressure.

8. Pray that they will develop relationships that serve to strengthen them: This prayer – “The Lord’s Prayer” – suggests an approach to life that values balanced relationships. We were not created to live alone, without support. So let’s pray that our children develop the kind of relationships that will give them strength and, especially, choose well when it comes to a spouse.

9. Pray that love will define them: The reason we pray at all is the belief that our Creator cares. God cares because God is love. So we should pray that our children learn to live with love as their defining value.

10. Pray for the strength of the family: Our children are on the front lines of the new generation. Anything can be lost in one generation of disinterest, including the family. Pray that our children help to turn the tide.

♪   Heart to Heart  -  Ernesto Cortazar

Ernesto Cortazar 소개와 연주곡 모음

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