Every night, my wife and I put the children to bed with a song and a prayer. I have been trying to teach them the doxology and the Lord's Prayer.
Last night, I asked my four year old daughter Grace if I should pray or if she wanted to do it. She said, "You pray the one that God prayed. Pray the one God said Jesus to pray." So, I prayed the Lord's Prayer line by line with her repeating after me.
At the end, she asked, "Daddy, what does 'Deliver' mean?" I told her it means to protect from something or to rescue from something bad. And then she asked, "Is that happening to us? Are we delivered?"
I told her the same thing Alyosha told the grieving boys at the end of The Brothers Karamazov.
Yes, we are. And just like those boys, she was happy.
So lovely! Thank you!
Posted by: Beth | October 16, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Agree lovely indeed. Thanks
Posted by: Robb | October 16, 2009 at 05:51 PM