toddler prayers
Claire is beginning to show more interest in forming her own prayers. At dinner we usually give thanks, holding hands before the meal.
Last night, in the middle of dinner, Claire stopped eating, reached out, grabbed our hands, and said, "Pray!"
I asked, "What do you want to pray for?"
"Elmo toy!" was the reply.
"Ok...well, let's pray then. Dear God..." I began.
"Dear God..." Claire repeated.
"Thank you for the Elmo toy..." I continued, referring to Claire's favorite tub toy.
"Dank-oo for my Elmo toy!....AMEN!" Claire finished, all smiles.
After all, everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
"Eucharist," of course, means "thanksgiving," which is among the reasons why Christ placed it at the center of our liturgical piety, so that what happens at that Table, flows out into the rest of life.
Claire is beginning to show more interest in forming her own prayers. At dinner we usually give thanks, holding hands before the meal.
Last night, in the middle of dinner, Claire stopped eating, reached out, grabbed our hands, and said, "Pray!"
I asked, "What do you want to pray for?"
"Elmo toy!" was the reply.
"Ok...well, let's pray then. Dear God..." I began.
"Dear God..." Claire repeated.
"Thank you for the Elmo toy..." I continued, referring to Claire's favorite tub toy.
"Dank-oo for my Elmo toy!....AMEN!" Claire finished, all smiles.
After all, everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
"Eucharist," of course, means "thanksgiving," which is among the reasons why Christ placed it at the center of our liturgical piety, so that what happens at that Table, flows out into the rest of life.
