A babe He was, in manger laid,

My son now sleeps, as Christ once prayed.

Icons watch, with gentle gaze,

Through sleepless nights, in hazy days.

I hold him close, a precious trust,

From earthly stains, and worldly dust.

To teach him love, as saints have shown,

To seek God's grace, and make it known.

The weight of faith, a father's plea,

That Christ will guide eternally.

My fragile boy, so pure, so mild,

A future #Christian, undefiled.

His tiny hand, within my own,

A seed of hope, divinely sown.

Savior above, I kneel and pray,

Protect my child, along life's way.

#OrthodoxDad #JesusChrist