We Can’t

We can’t force our loved ones to follow God,
But we cover them in prayer.
Thus our love will rise to the throne of grace
And meet the Saviour there.

We can’t follow feet upon the earth
When ours have feebler grown,
But our prayers run ahead and reach God’s ear 
Each cry, a heart- rent groan.

We can’t fill the pitfalls that lie in wait
For a loved one to fall in,
But our cry to God can let His voice
Confront them in their sin.

Jenny Daniel