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title: Ruth Bell Graham’s Answered Prayer
canonical: "https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/melissa-kruger/ruth-bell-grahams-answered-prayer/"
pubDate: "2018-02-21T17:11:16.000Z"
updatedDate: "2018-02-21T17:37:07.000Z"
author: Melissa Kruger
description: "Dear God, I prayed, all unafraid (as we're inclined to do), I do not need a handsome man but let him be like You; I do not need one big and strong nor yet so very tall, nor need he be some genius, or wealthy, Lord, at all; but let his head be high, dear God, and let his eye be clear, his shoulders straight, whate'er his state, whate'er his earthly sphere; and let his face have character, a ruggedness of soul, and let his whole life show, dear God, a singleness of goal; then when he comes (as he…"
tags: [Christian Living]
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Dear God, I prayed, all unafraid
 (as we’re inclined to do),
 I do not need a handsome man
 but let him be like You;
 I do not need one big and strong
 nor yet so very tall,
 nor need he be some genius,
 or wealthy, Lord, at all;
 but let his head be high, dear God,
 and let his eye be clear,
 his shoulders straight, whate’er his state,
 whate’er his earthly sphere;
 and let his face have character,
 a ruggedness of soul,
 and let his whole life show, dear God,
 a singleness of goal;
 then when he comes
 (as he will come)
 with quiet eyes aglow,
 I’ll understand that he’s the man
 I prayed for long ago.”