For the children,

Wherever they were born and whoever they were born to

Whichever God their caregivers pray to

Whichever views they hold.

For the children,

Who hold our only future.

For the children,

Who do not know hate until its shown.

For the children,

Let us not lose hope.

For the children,

Let there be no more war, no terror, no annihilation.

For the children,

Let trafficking be gone.

For the children,

Let loss be not of own man’s hand.

For the children,

Let there be kindness

For all human kind.

For the children,

Let us find the threads that weave between us

To let them grow free, let them grow loved, let them grow strong.