An Inclusive Scout's Prayer
Oh, Lord of our choosing, make us TRUSTWORTHY, for there are those who may trust us.
Make us LOYAL, for
through loyalty we reach our highest ideals.
Teach us to be HELPFUL,
for through helpfulness we forget our selfness.
Make us FRIENDLY, for
there are so many who need a friend.
Let us be COURTEOUS
and tolerant, for they are the carpet on life’s floor.
Make us KIND, for
kindness and love, above all, are the oil for life’s machinery.
Be OBEDIENT, for to
succeed together, we must follow a good leader.
Be CHEERFUL, for
cheerfulness is the green grass along the rocky path of life.
Help us to remember that THRIFTY
habits brighten our future promise.
Make us BRAVE in the
dark and BRAVE in the light; but guide
us from becoming false in bravery.
Help us to be CLEAN –
clean in body, in thought, in speech, and in deeds.
Above all, Great Leader and Guide, help us to be REVERENT in our faith, and loving toward
all the faiths of our world and its people as well as their life choices. Let
us revere our home and our world out-of-doors, so as to preserve it for our own
children to enjoy, among the trees, along the streams, and on the hillsides.
May we be thankful to their maker and help them to endure unto all ages.
In all these things we ask that you will help us. And may we
never forget the Scout Oath to which we pledge ourselves, so that through your
guidance, we may live these points of our Scout Law. Amen.
