`` lord , '' she begins , `` you , who delivered the hebrew children out of bondage and then led them to the promised land ... you , who delivered daniel from the lion 's den ... you , who delivered shadrach , meshach , and abednego from the fiery furnace ... you who delivered all those of your children , maybe , just maybe , you can find it in your wisdom and mercy to deliver the girls of the lawson peabody from their own bondage , so that they can continue to serve you , each in her own way .