Tonight after church Brian did a quick little Bible time with Hudson and Henry before bed, since it was already so late. Afterwards Hudson volunteered to pray. It was absolutely the sweetest thing, and I wish I could say it back word for word. He mostly prayed and thanked God for his family, immediate family, food that we eat, our clothes, God's creation (especially talking about the planet we live on), etc. He then moved on to talk about how we disobey because we are sinners and that God took away our sin by sending Jesus...he talked some about heaven and how there's no crying in heaven. My favorite part of his prayer was when he made a simple but powerful statement about who our amazing God is...he said "even when things are bad, YOU are GOOD!"
I was amazed at that simple truth Hudson knew and understood about our God and that he was able to thank and praise Him for His goodness that never changes and is forever...a truth I need to be reminded of daily...and the Lord was able to use my 4 year old to bring it to my attention today!! It just warmed my heart to hear him sincerely thanking the Lord for people and things in his life, as well as understanding his sinfulness and seeing his need for Jesus AND seeing God's goodness in the midst of "bad things."
Thank you, Lord, for showing me your goodness tonight! Thank you for my sweet boys who are learning more about you and loving you more everyday. Please continue to remind us of our constant need for you!!
4 comments:
We are overwhelmed with the wisdom and understanding of our grandson.
Thank you for sharing this. A powerful reminder for all of us.
Dear Ella,
I read a bit of Hudson's prayer at our staff meeting this morning and they were amazed this was a four-year-old's prayer. It was quite pertinent in our efforts when we can get overwhelmed sometimes by the way the elections are playing out. A good reminder from your precious little 4-year-old preacher!
With love,
Aunt Jody
How precious and sweet, Hudson. What a wonderful prayer you said. We love you lots. Mima and Papa.
ok, tears!
PRASIE THE LORD!!!
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