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Lucas and prayer

Usually, as he goes to bed, Lucas tells me that he will pray for me. This is usually after I tuck him in and we've prayed together or if I'm not tucking him in.

Anyway, two nights ago, as he was headed off to bed he asked me if I had had a good sleep the previous night. I asked him why he was asking and this was what he said. Because I told you that I would pray for you, but I forgot.

So, we talked about how God is good and even when we forget he knows what's inside our heart (what we want to do) and we also talked about doing what we tell other people we're going to do. Especially when we tell them we're going to pray for them. And yes, even though he didn't pray, that I had a good night's sleep. Which he was very glad to hear. He was afraid he had jinxed my opportunity for a good night's sleep because he forgot to pray.

It's at these moments that we can build a theology of grace into a child's life or one that's built on guilt. I'd rather have the former. I've lived my life with the latter and it didn't do anything for me except hurt me in more ways than I've figured out.

I love this being a father deal!

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