I was just re-reading the entry of 5/15/07, when Chantel was almost 4 1/2, like me at that age. She prayed to ask Jesus into her heart. She was giving her lamp a hug and saying sorry to it. We used to call it the "Jesus" lamp because she was afraid that it had eyes that were looking at her. So we told her think of it as Jesus looking at you. Earlier that day, we had talked about why we need to say "sorry to Jesus" for the wrong things we do that made Him die on the cross for us. So, after she hugged the lamp and said sorry, I asked her if she wanted to say sorry to Jesus by praying a prayer. So, she prayed after me, her mom, and Ralph was there too. She asked Jesus to forgive her for "making him" die on the cross for her sins. She asked Him to take her to Heaven to be with Him someday. She was glad she would be going to Heaven like Mommy and Daddy someday. (I reminded her that she would meet "Blessing" our child we lost to miscarriage on 4/20/05, her brother or sister that is already in Heaven.)
She then was concerned who else that she knew would be going to Heaven.
She sounds just like me at her age!
Well, back to her current prayers. A little over a year later, this is her heartfelt prayer to God at night. Hands folded and head bowed.
"God you did good today! Thanks for watering the plants for us."
A day ago, she also prayed something like "Thank you God for making people, the earth, the stars, the planets or the plants."
God must really smile and pay extra close attention when Chantel prays. I hope He can smile that much when I pray? All she wants to do is thank Him. She doesn't just give him a list of needs and wants. Wow! God must love that!
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