In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my
requests before you and wait in expectation. Psalm 5:3
It was absolutely precious! As I tucked our sweet little
granddaughter into her crib for the night I told her to fold her hands so
Grandma could pray with her. At 21 months her sweet little hands clasped
together in an awkward yet adorable way. She closed her eyes, and as I prayed
(peeking at her myself) she opened her eyes to watch me. As soon as I said
“Amen and Amen!” little Emma’s eyes lit up. She clapped her hands, squealed
Yeah!” and immediately closed her eyes
and folded her hands again. To my delight, I began again, “Dear Jesus…” She
peeked, I peeked. I said “Amen and Amen!” and she squealed with delight. She
was confident that I would respond as she folded her sweet little hands. Then
she watched to see me do what she already knew I was going to do. If I had to
guess I would say we repeated this little prayer game at least 12 times because
by the end we had prayed for our entire family and then some! To Emma it was a
game of ‘Look, I’ve trained Grandma!’ But to me it was a lesson in how I should
approach my time with God. He wants to me come joyfully, even when the
situation is painful. He wants me to squeal with delight because my hope is in
Him, and he is faithful. As my day begins, I can praise God for his mighty
works, share the depths of my heart, and then rest in his grace for the day.
Yes, I can confidently wait for him to meet the need!
Dear Lord,
You are faithful to your Word. Teach me to approach your
throne in confidence, to lay my heart’s desires at your feet, and rest in the
assurance that you will meet me there. Amen and Amen. “Yeah!!!”
Related Readings: Matthew 18:2-4, Psalm 145:13, 2
Corinthians 12:9-10
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