Our sweet little E has now discovered "pway"-ing. Before meals and when she climbs into bed at night, she gets the most delighted little look on her face when you take her hand and say, "It's time to pray!" She breaks out into this huge grin, takes the hands of the people to her right and left, tucks her chin in ever-so-slightly, and lifts her little eyes to watch everybody else while the prayer is being spoken. Then, after the prayer, she finishes it off with a, "Yay!! (clap, clap, clap) a-MEN!! (another huge grin)." Sometimes she even takes our hands and wants to "pway" again. It's amazing, too, how long her attention span can be for these prayers.
I imagine how much glory it must bring to our Great God to feel the attention and awe of child who can only barely speak her own language focused completely on discovering another taste of what it means to communicate with him. I wish I could capture these moments in a bottle and replay them for E one day when she is older and maybe discouraged by prayers that seem to be "bouncing right off the ceiling." If she could look back then and see that God provided for her even when we could understand hardly a word she said, would she then be more confident that God is still in control and still has her best at heart? I hope so, sweet baby. I really hope so.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their prayer..." ~1 Peter 3:12
Sooooo so sweet. When Kate was just a little over two, we recorded some of her prayers, songs, and memorized Bible verses. We love playing them now. It is so precious!
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ReplyDeleteRachel doesn't say her prayers yet, but she closes her eyes and puts her hands together (in prayer form) then screams AMANE! claps and says "yay!!!"....At least she has the "praise" down! =)
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