A Parent's Prayer
Read:
Matthew 18:2-5
Deeply
entrenched in the throes of parenthood, the majority of my daily
prayers tend to focus on my children and/or my parenting and coping
skills. What started as a joke between my husband and me, has now
become an attempt at regular prayer for my children. As we lay in bed
one night looking forward to what we hoped was a good night's sleep,
we made up our own bedtime prayer, modeled after the popular
children's prayer.
Now
I lay me down to sleep.
I
pray my children sleep real deep.
If
they should wake before I do,
I
pray that they'll just talk to You.
As
funny as it was to us at the time, I realized it was exactly what I
wanted. Well, yes, the sleeping deep part -BUT-mostly I want my
children to get in the habit of praying. We already had our own
version of the "Now I lay me down to sleep" prayer, but
teaching them they can "just talk" to God any time, any
place and about anything is one of the best habits I can give them.
Prayer:
Dear God, Thank you for the gift of my children, and especially for
the gift of Your child. Amen.
Thought
for the day: Every time you look at your sleeping child, remember to
thank God for such a wonderful gift.
Jacki
Rumpp
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