This happened a few weeks back but I thought that Christmas week will be the perfect time to share this story: Every night at bedtime, Mummy Grace will say a prayer by the children's beds. As Mummy says her prayer, her two lovely boys, Johnathan and Ryan, will listen quietly with their hands clasped together.
Mummy's prayers always start with thanking God for His provision and for all the wonderful blessings of the day. She then prays for God to watch over the children as they sleep and to bless them with a safe and fruitful day when they wake. Mummy then closes her prayers by praying for the health, joy and safety of their family members near and far. Johnathan and Ryan always know when to proclaim "Amen" together with Mummy at the end of the prayer. They then go to bed smiling, knowing that Jesus will be watching over them.
One calm and quiet night, as Mummy was about to end her nightly bedtime prayer, little Johnathan decided to say his first own prayer all by himself. What a pleasant surprise! Out of his tiny mouth came a loud and confident utterance.
"Thank you God. We ate dinner and eat apple... and shower and go potty and brush teeth. We sleep... then sun come up in the morning, we wake up... eat breakfast and wear clothes and go to school! I pray for... Grandpa and Grandma and Yaya and Jiu Jiu and Jiu Ma and... and..."
Johnathan then paused and looked up at Mummy for prompts to end his prayer. Mummy helps with a simple, "and all our friends and family! In Jesus' name we pray..." And Johnathan ends with a contented, "Amen!"
A prayer so simple yet so clear, with such innocence and from the heart. Mummy was extremely proud of little Johnathan, and God was surely too. It was indeed a very special night.
Have a very blessed Christmas, everyone!
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