So how does a child pray?
I am a mother of three sweet, busy,
charming little children. Hadley is 5 and our tomboy in a tutu. She runs the
show around here and I dare you to cross her. If crossed she is liable to sic
her imaginary cricket, and close friend, "Jiminy" on you and who knows
what would happen. Grayson is 3 and the biggest charmer cheesehead in the city.
His sweet chubby cheeks each tucked with a dimple with have you falling for his
charm in no time. He adores his sissy, dumptrucks, and batman. Finally, there
is sweet baby Beckett. Beck recently turned 20 months old and would probably
appreciate us dropping the name “baby.” He loves music and will break into
dance anytime it hits him.
I love my children beyond words and
I adore every minute I am blessed to watch them grow, but how I love to listen
to them pray. Each night they take their turn saying their prayers to Jesus and
it melts my heart. Their prayers are sometimes short and sometimes long saying
thank you for everything they see as their eyes travel around the room. They
involve imaginary things. They switch from thought to thought sometimes mid
sentence. And sometimes they don't even make sense. Without a doubt though, I
know every prayer makes Jesus smile.
Again how does a child pray? I feel
a child prays the way Jesus taught us to pray that we may have forgotten over
the years. They pray with such vulnerability holding nothing back. They pray
with such sweet innocence knowing whole heartedly God could move a mountain
tomorrow if they just pray about it. They pray with such emotion making your
heart burst with love. Listening to a child pray makes others want to pray.
They pray as a disciple. They pray as a teacher.
This blog is just a memory blog for me in writing down the
dear sweet prayers of my children, Hadley five and Gray three. As Beck gets
older his will be included as well. I want to share these simple words with
others so you can feel the sweet peace of a child's words and hopefully it will
bring a smile to your face and joy to your soul!
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