Pray First
How do you respond to a child (or anyone for that matter), who says they don’t feel well, or they got hurt somehow, or they are having a bad day?
I know what my first response should be, prayer.
But usually I look for a tangible, physical way to help them feel better.
This is something I am working on. I want my first response in any situation to be prayer.
I guess I have the “Martha Syndrome”. I see the service oriented thing I can do to help, when really I need to be more like MAry, and be at the feet of Jesus.
Dan almost always responds to any situation with “Let’s Pray”.
When one of the kids gets a headache, he is laying hands on them to pray, and I am running for the Tylenol. (though I do say “amen” when he finishes…at least I agree with the prayer)
A few weeks ago, Andy (4) got a boo-boo on his leg. He was crying, so went to get the bandaids, cleaned it up, bandaged it, and kissed it. He was still crying. I kissed it again.
He looked at me and said “NO mommy, pray!”
Even my 4 year old knows prayer helps more than anything else.
I guess this is one of the lessons I need to learn and practice.
Pray.
When they feel ill, pray.
When they get hurt, pray.
When they are in a rotten mood, pray.
(then get the Tylenol)
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