麥帥為子祈禱文

八月八日父親節，身為父親，我們看著自己還子慢慢長大，寄望著他們能夠展開自己順利的人生，而做為兒女，期望自己的父親身體康健快快樂樂，至於失去父親的人，則緬懷著父親過去的提攜教誨與養育厚恩，多麼希望還能與父親再多說上幾句...。

麥帥寫過一篇「為子祈禱文」，裡面充滿著父親對兒子的期許與愛，分享給大家，希望大家珍惜父愛，也如是般的愛護自己的兒女。

主啊！求你塑造我的兒子，
"Build me a son, O Lord,

使他夠堅強到能認識自己的軟弱；
who will be strong enough to know when he is weak,

夠勇敢到能面對懼怕；
and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid;

在誠實的失敗中，毫不氣餒；
one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat,

在勝利中，仍保持謙遜溫和。
and humble and gentle in victory. 　

懇求塑造我的兒子，
Build me a son

不至空有幻想而缺乏行動；
whose wishes will not take the place of deeds;

引導他認識你，同時又知道，
a son who will know Thee…… and that

認識自己乃是真知識的基石。
to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.

我祈禱，
Lead him, I pray,

願你引導他不求安逸、舒適，
not in the path of ease and comfort,

相反的，經過壓力、艱難和挑戰，
but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge.

學習在風暴中挺身站立，
Here, let him learn to stand up in the storm;

學會憐恤那些在重壓之下失敗的人。
here let him learn compassion for those that fail.

求你塑造我的兒子，
Build me a son

心地清潔，
whose heart will be clear,

目標遠大；
whose goal will be high,

使他在指揮別人之前，
a son who will master himself

先懂得駕馭自己；
before he seeks to master other men;

永不忘記過去的教訓，
one who will reach into the future,

又能伸展入未來的理想。
yet never forget the past.

當他擁有以上的一切，
And after all these things are his,

我還要禱求，賜他足夠的幽默感，
add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor,

使他能認真嚴肅，
so that he may always be serious,

卻不致過分苛求自己。
yet never take himself too seriously.

懇求賜他謙卑，
Give him humility,

使他永遠記牢，
so that he may always remember

真偉大中的平凡，
the simplicity of true greatness,

真智慧中的開明，
the open mind of true wisdom

真勇力中的溫柔。
and the meekness of true strength.

如此，我這作父親的，
Then, I, his father will dare to

才敢低聲說：「我沒有虛度此生。」
whisper, "I have not lived in vain.'"