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God of curiosity and unmapped wonder, of creeks and corners and questions without answers,

thank you for the ones who wander. For the child who always strays from the trail, whose pockets are full of acorns and rocks,

whose mind sparkles with what ifs, whose joy is found in the in between places, bless them.

Bless the slow walkers.

In constant question askers.

Bless the dirt under the nails, stick collecting seekers.

Bless the ones who don't need a destination to find a light.

May they always know that curiosity is not a distraction, that their wonder is not a waste of time,

that the world was made to be explored, inch by inch, moment by moment.

Give us eyes to see as they see

and the courage to follow when the path disappears.

Teach us to walk at the pace of discovery,

to honor their pauses,

to name their noticing as sacred,

even here, even now,

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