In At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon's first novel featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, the bachelor Episcopal priest inherits an attractive backdoor neighbor named Cynthia Coppersmith, a dog named Barnabas, and fight-prone 11-year-old Dooley.
One night, Father Tim tries to get semi-orphaned Dooley settled down for some rest before the boy faces tests in school the next day. The priest promises to pray the boy at the hour of the test, and Dooley scoffs.
At the bedside, Tim waits for Dooley to fall asleep. Then he offers a prayer many parents, grandparents, or guardians have prayed:
"Thank you for sending this boy into my life. Thank you for the joy and the sorrow he brings. Be with him always, to surround him with right influences, and when tests of any kind come, give him wisdom and strength to act according to your will."
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