How Our Four Year Old Prays
May 24th, 2010
She’s barely four years old
Her hair curls all on it’s own
She loves pink
She loves shoes
She gardens
She swings
She’s confident
She jokes
She dances
She argues
She sings
She has a major sweet tooth
She loves swimming in the summer
She doesn’t care for baby dolls
She mothers her stuffed animal puppies
And before we put her to bed at night, when we gather as a family to take turns praying…
sometimes…
it goes like this…
Me: “Okay Remy, it’s your turn to pray.”
Remy: “I’m not going to pray tonight. I’m just going to talk to God.”
Me: “Okay.”
Remy: “God, I just want to tell you that I really love You and when we die and You take us up to Heaven I want You to have bathing suits for us so we can swim.
And God I pray that on that day we come to Heaven that You would come and live with us and that we would have plenty of food.
And if we don’t died, but You blow your trumpet we could still go to Heaven if You come to get us.
And I really pray that You have lots of stuffed animals for us to snuggle with because we really love that, and maybe You could just tell us that we can stay up because that would be our favorite.”
Trying to conceal my smile I open one eye peeking at her and wondering if she’s finished I ask, “Amen?”
“No!” she replies. “I already told you… I’m not praying tonight. I was only talking to God.”
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love your girl
i can’t stop laughing about hers and chloe’s conversation about their little brothers…that was classic!
Love it! We usually go around the table at supper and pray – unfortunately my two young sons usually argue over who prays first and it gets loud – defeating the whole purpose
I’m thinking she is going to be a public speaker one day. She sounds adorable even with her 4 year old disposition. They grow so fast and the way she talks to him will change as she matures. For now I don’t think he minds the way a child prays as long as they are learning to pray to him. What a sweet little girl she must be.
so completely precious~
I think we could learn a thing or two on prayer from these little ones.
blessings to you.
amber.
Lovely. It is precious to watch our children grow in their relationship with our God.
Blessings~